1 files changed, 9 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 611b407429..767b72a18f 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2097,12 +2097,7 @@
                         located in your
                         <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
                         section for more information.
-                        <note>For Systemd-based images, include the following
-                        in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
-                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
-                        </literallayout>
-                        </note></para></listitem>
+                        </para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
             </para>
         </section>
@@ -5362,14 +5357,6 @@
             <title>Using Systemd Exclusively</title>
 
             <para>
-                Set this variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename>
-                file:
-                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
-                </literallayout>
-            </para>
-
-            <para>
                 Set the these variables in your distribution configuration
                 file as follows:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
@@ -5386,6 +5373,14 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
+                To remove  initscripts from your image altogether,
+                set this variable also:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
                 For information on the backfill variable, see
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</filename></ulink>.
             </para>
@@ -5395,14 +5390,6 @@
             <title>Using Systemd for the Main Image and Using SysVinit for the Rescue Image</title>
 
             <para>
-                Set this variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename>
-                file:
-                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
-                </literallayout>
-            </para>
-
-            <para>
                 Set the these variables in your distribution configuration
                 file as follows:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>