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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst
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--- a/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst
@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ default value is "r0", the practice of adding it to a new recipe makes
 it harder to forget to bump the variable when you make changes to the
 recipe in future.
 
-If you are sharing a common ``.inc`` file with multiple recipes, you can
-also use the :term:`INC_PR` variable to ensure that the recipes sharing the
-``.inc`` file are rebuilt when the ``.inc`` file itself is changed. The
-``.inc`` file must set :term:`INC_PR` (initially to "r0"), and all recipes
-referring to it should set :term:`PR` to "${INC_PR}.0" initially,
-incrementing the last number when the recipe is changed. If the ``.inc``
-file is changed then its :term:`INC_PR` should be incremented.
-
-When upgrading the version of a binary package, assuming the :term:`PV`
-changes, the :term:`PR` variable should be reset to "r0" (or "${INC_PR}.0"
-if you are using :term:`INC_PR`).
-
 Usually, version increases occur only to binary packages. However, if
 for some reason :term:`PV` changes but does not increase, you can increase
 the :term:`PE` variable (Package Epoch). The :term:`PE` variable defaults to