2 files changed, 1 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.1.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.1.rst
index cb0296717e..e3fdbbe425 100644
--- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.1.rst
+++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.1.rst
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Miscellaneous changes
 ---------------------
 
 -  The undocumented ``SRC_DISTRIBUTE_LICENSES`` variable has now been
-   removed in favour of a new :term:`AVAILABLE_LICENSES` variable which is
+   removed in favour of a new ``AVAILABLE_LICENSES`` variable which is
    dynamically set based upon license files found in
    ``${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}`` and ``${LICENSE_PATH}``.
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 781cd19765..f9fd551478 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -231,17 +231,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       must set this variable in your recipe. The
       :ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class checks this variable.
 
-   :term:`AVAILABLE_LICENSES`
-      List of licenses found in the directories specified by
-      :term:`COMMON_LICENSE_DIR` and
-      :term:`LICENSE_PATH`.
-
-      .. note::
-
-         It is assumed that all changes to :term:`COMMON_LICENSE_DIR` and
-         :term:`LICENSE_PATH` have been done before :term:`AVAILABLE_LICENSES`
-         is defined (in :ref:`ref-classes-license`).
-
    :term:`AVAILTUNES`
       The list of defined CPU and Application Binary Interface (ABI)
       tunings (i.e. "tunes") available for use by the OpenEmbedded build
@@ -3508,21 +3497,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
          remove dependencies on or provide alternatives to components that
          are required to produce a functional system image.
 
-      .. note::
-
-         It is possible to define a list of licenses that are allowed to be
-         used instead of the licenses that are excluded. To do this, define
-         a variable ``COMPATIBLE_LICENSES`` with the names of the licenses
-         that are allowed. Then define :term:`INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE` as::
-
-                 INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "${@' '.join(sorted(set(d.getVar('AVAILABLE_LICENSES').split()) - set(d.getVar('COMPATIBLE_LICENSES').split())))}"
-
-
-         This will result in :term:`INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE` containing the names of
-         all licenses from :term:`AVAILABLE_LICENSES` except the ones specified
-         in ``COMPATIBLE_LICENSES``, thus only allowing the latter licenses to
-         be used.
-
    :term:`INHERIT`
       Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally. Anonymous
       functions in the class or classes are not executed for the base