diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 84614ea486..506ee90d25 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -12531,23 +12531,6 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     depends on <filename>mplayer2</filename>.
                 </para>
 
-                <para>
-                    You can use the special token <filename>"*"</filename> on
-                    the left-hand side of the dependency to match all
-                    recipes except the one on the right-hand side.
-                    Here is an example:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-    SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += "*->quilt-native"
-                    </literallayout>
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    In the previous example, all recipes except
-                    <filename>quilt-native</filename> ignore task
-                    signatures from the <filename>quilt-native</filename>
-                    recipe when determining their task signatures.
-                </para>
-
                 <para>
                     Use of this variable is one mechanism to remove dependencies
                     that affect task signatures and thus force rebuilds when a