diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml
index ef80608d28..144e0720ae 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml
@@ -210,19 +210,6 @@
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para>Use Git to checkout the correct
                             tag:
-
-                            <note><title>Developer's Note</title>
-                                <para role='writernotes'>
-                                Because the 2.2 tag will not exist until after
-                                the release, I must first do the following
-                                before running the
-                                <filename>git checkout mars/yocto-&DISTRO;</filename>
-                                command in this step:
-                                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ git tag mars/yocto-2.2 origin/mars-master
-                                </literallayout></para>
-                            </note>
-
                             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/eclipse-poky
      $ git checkout mars/yocto-&DISTRO;
diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
index d05e53f7f6..dd11304319 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
@@ -812,20 +812,6 @@
                                 </para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>Use Git to create the correct
                                 tag:
-
-                                <note><title>Developer's Note</title>
-                                    <para role='writernotes'>
-                                    Because the 2.2 tag will not exist until after
-                                    the release, I must first do the following
-                                    before running the
-                                    <filename>git checkout mars/yocto-&DISTRO;</filename>
-                                    command in this step:
-                                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ cd ~/eclipse-poky
-     $ git tag neon/yocto-2.2 origin/neon-master
-                                    </literallayout></para>
-                                </note>
-
                                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/eclipse-poky
      $ git checkout neon/yocto-&DISTRO;