diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 2d6bdf5cd9..0fd21d4d23 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -975,24 +975,11 @@
                 The <filename>bitbake-layers</filename> script with the
                 <filename>create-layer</filename> subcommand simplifies
                 creating a new general layer.
-                <note><title>Notes</title>
-                    <itemizedlist>
-                        <listitem><para>
-                            For information on BSP layers, see the
-                            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
-                            section in the Yocto Project Board Specific (BSP)
-                            Developer's Guide.
-                            </para></listitem>
-                        <listitem><para>
-                            The <filename>bitbake-layers</filename> script
-                            replaces the <filename>yocto-layer</filename>
-                            script, which is deprecated in the Yocto Project
-                            2.4 release.
-                            The <filename>yocto-layer</filename> script
-                            continues to function as part of the 2.4 release
-                            but will be removed post 2.4.
-                            </para></listitem>
-                    </itemizedlist>
+                <note>
+                    For information on BSP layers, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Board Specific (BSP)
+                    Developer's Guide.
                 </note>
                 The default mode of the script's operation with this
                 subcommand is to create a layer with the following: