diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
index ba288d1311..c9612c9527 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
@@ -18,26 +18,6 @@
         to help you manage the complexity of the configuration and sources
         used to support multiple BSPs and Linux kernel types.
     </para>
-
-    <para>
-        In particular, the kernel tools allow you to specify only what you
-        must, and nothing more.
-        Where a complete Linux kernel <filename>.config</filename> includes
-        all the automatically selected <filename>CONFIG</filename> options,
-        the configuration fragments only need to contain the highest level
-        visible <filename>CONFIG</filename> options as presented by the Linux
-        kernel <filename>menuconfig</filename> system.
-        This reduces your maintenance effort and allows you
-        to further separate your configuration in ways that make sense for
-        your project.
-        A common split is policy and hardware.
-        For example, all your kernels might support
-        the <filename>proc</filename> and <filename>sys</filename> filesystems,
-        but only specific boards will require sound, USB, or specific drivers.
-        Specifying these individually allows you to aggregate them
-        together as needed, but maintain them in only one place.
-        Similar logic applies to source changes.
-    </para>
 </section>
 
 <section id='using-kernel-metadata-in-a-recipe'>