diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index 984485ede2..dc75eb827b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -1351,8 +1351,7 @@
             <title><filename>PRINC</filename></title>
 
             <para>
-                The
-                <link linkend='var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></link>
+                The <filename>PRINC</filename>
                 variable has been deprecated and triggers a warning if
                 detected during a build.
                 For
@@ -2247,8 +2246,7 @@
             The following QA Check and Validation Changes have occurred:
             <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem><para>
-                    Usage of
-                    <link linkend='var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></link>
+                    Usage of <filename>PRINC</filename>
                     previously triggered a warning.
                     It now triggers an error.
                     You should remove any remaining usage of
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 3bc5627c72..97a775a793 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -9200,55 +9200,6 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
-        <glossentry id='var-PRINC'><glossterm>PRINC</glossterm>
-            <info>
-                PRINC[doc] = "Causes the PR variable of .bbappend files to dynamically increment. This increment minimizes the impact of layer ordering. This variable defaults to '0'."
-            </info>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para role="glossdeffirst">
-<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    The <filename>PRINC</filename> variable has been deprecated
-                    and triggers a warning if detected during a build.
-                    For
-                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
-                    increments on changes, use the PR service instead.
-                    You can find out more about this service in the
-                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>"
-                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
-                </para>
-<!--
-
-                <para>
-                    Causes the
-                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
-                    variable of <filename>.bbappend</filename> files to
-                    dynamically increment.
-                    This increment minimizes the impact of layer ordering.
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    In order to ensure multiple <filename>.bbappend</filename>
-                    files can co-exist,
-                    <filename>PRINC</filename> should be self-referencing.
-                    This variable defaults to 0.
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    Following is an example that increments
-                    <filename>PR</filename> by two:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     PRINC := "${@int(PRINC) + 2}"
-                    </literallayout>
-                    It is advisable not to use strings such as ".= '.1'" with the variable because
-                    this usage is very sensitive to layer ordering.
-                    You should avoid explicit assignments as they cannot
-                    adequately represent multiple
-                    <filename>.bbappend</filename> files.
-                </para>
--->
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
-
         <glossentry id='var-PRIORITY'><glossterm>PRIORITY</glossterm>
             <info>
                 PRIORITY[doc] = "Indicates the importance of a package.  The default value is 'optional'.  Other standard values are 'required', 'standard' and 'extra'."