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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index b49fb2535b..6470c739c2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3621,60 +3621,6 @@
            </glossdef>
        </glossentry>
-        <glossentry id='var-DISK_SIGNATURE'><glossterm>DISK_SIGNATURE</glossterm>
-            <info>
-                DISK_SIGNATURE[doc] = "A 32-bit MBR disk signature used by directdisk images."
-            </info>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para role="glossdeffirst">
-<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    A 32-bit MBR disk signature used by
-                    <filename>directdisk</filename> images.
-                </para>
-                <para>
-                    By default, the signature is set to an automatically
-                    generated random value that allows the OpenEmbedded
-                    build system to create a boot loader.
-                    You can override the signature in the image recipe
-                    by setting <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to an
-                    8-digit hex string.
-                    You might want to override
-                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> if you want the disk
-                    signature to remain constant between image builds.
-                </para>
-                <para>
-                    When using Linux 3.8 or later, you can use
-                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to specify the root
-                    by UUID to allow the kernel to locate the root device
-                    even if the device name changes due to differences in
-                    hardware configuration.
-                    By default, <filename>ROOT_VM</filename> is set
-                    as follows:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ROOT_VM ?= "root=/dev/sda2"
-                    </literallayout>
-                    However, you can change this to locate the root device
-                    using the disk signature instead:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ROOT_VM = "root=PARTUUID=${DISK_SIGNATURE}-02"
-                    </literallayout>
-                </para>
-                <para>
-                    As previously mentioned, it is possible to set the
-                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> variable in your
-                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file to a fixed
-                    value if you do not want <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>
-                    changing for each build.
-                    You might find this useful when you want to upgrade the
-                    root filesystem on a device without having to recreate or
-                    modify the master boot record.
-                </para>
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>
            <info>
                DISTRO[doc] = "The short name of the distribution. If the variable is blank, meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf will be used."

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index b49fb2535b..6470c739c2 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3621,60 +3621,6 @@
3621	</glossdef>	3621	</glossdef>
3622	</glossentry>	3622	</glossentry>
3623		3623
3624	<glossentry id='var-DISK_SIGNATURE'><glossterm>DISK_SIGNATURE</glossterm>
3625	<info>
3626	DISK_SIGNATURE[doc] = "A 32-bit MBR disk signature used by directdisk images."
3627	</info>
3628	<glossdef>
3629	<para role="glossdeffirst">
3630	<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
3631	A 32-bit MBR disk signature used by
3632	<filename>directdisk</filename> images.
3633	</para>
3634
3635	<para>
3636	By default, the signature is set to an automatically
3637	generated random value that allows the OpenEmbedded
3638	build system to create a boot loader.
3639	You can override the signature in the image recipe
3640	by setting <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to an
3641	8-digit hex string.
3642	You might want to override
3643	<filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> if you want the disk
3644	signature to remain constant between image builds.
3645	</para>
3646
3647	<para>
3648	When using Linux 3.8 or later, you can use
3649	<filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to specify the root
3650	by UUID to allow the kernel to locate the root device
3651	even if the device name changes due to differences in
3652	hardware configuration.
3653	By default, <filename>ROOT_VM</filename> is set
3654	as follows:
3655	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
3656	ROOT_VM ?= "root=/dev/sda2"
3657	</literallayout>
3658	However, you can change this to locate the root device
3659	using the disk signature instead:
3660	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
3661	ROOT_VM = "root=PARTUUID=${DISK_SIGNATURE}-02"
3662	</literallayout>
3663	</para>
3664
3665	<para>
3666	As previously mentioned, it is possible to set the
3667	<filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> variable in your
3668	<filename>local.conf</filename> file to a fixed
3669	value if you do not want <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>
3670	changing for each build.
3671	You might find this useful when you want to upgrade the
3672	root filesystem on a device without having to recreate or
3673	modify the master boot record.
3674	</para>
3675	</glossdef>
3676	</glossentry>
3677
3678	<glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>	3624	<glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>
3679	<info>	3625	<info>
3680	DISTRO[doc] = "The short name of the distribution. If the variable is blank, meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf will be used."	3626	DISTRO[doc] = "The short name of the distribution. If the variable is blank, meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf will be used."