diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 9e8ee73fe0..3767bf18b5 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2523,6 +2523,8 @@
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>Reduce the size of the kernel.
                         </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>Eliminate packaging requirements.
+                        </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>Look for other ways to minimize size.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>Iterate on the process.</para></listitem>
@@ -2808,11 +2810,12 @@
             <title>Remove Package Management Requirements</title>
 
             <para>
-                Packaging requirements add size to the kernel.
+                Packaging requirements add size to the image.
                 One way to reduce the size of the kernel is to remove all the
                 packaging requirements from the image.
-                This reduction includes removing the package manager as well
-                as its dependencies.
+                This reduction includes both removing the package manager
+                and its dependencies as well as removing the package management
+                data itself.
             </para>
 
             <para>