diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml
index 604c843b89..174f44f3e7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml
@@ -220,33 +220,11 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            The bulk of image features are available only when you inherit the
+            Some image features are available only when you inherit the
             <link linkend='ref-classes-core-image'><filename>core-image</filename></link>
             class.
-            However, some features, as noted in the following list, are
-            available to all images.
-            The current list of valid <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>
-            is as follows:
+            The current list of these valid variables is as follows:
             <itemizedlist>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>dbg-pkgs:</emphasis>
-                    Installs debug symbol packages for all packages installed
-                    in a given image.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>debug-tweaks:</emphasis>
-                    Makes an image suitable for development (e.g.
-                    allows root logins without passwords).
-                    The <filename>debug-tweaks</filename> feature is
-                    available for all images regardless of whether or not
-                    the <filename>core-image</filename> class is inherited.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>dev-pkgs:</emphasis>
-                    Installs development packages (headers and extra library
-                    links) for all packages installed in a given image.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>doc-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs
-                    documentation packages for all packages installed in a
-                    given image.
-                    </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>eclipse-debug:</emphasis> Provides
                     Eclipse remote debugging support.
                     </para></listitem>
@@ -256,42 +234,9 @@
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>nfs-server:</emphasis>
                     Installs an NFS server.
                     </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>package-management:</emphasis>
-                    Installs package management tools and preserves the package
-                    manager database.
-                    The <filename>package-management</filename> feature is
-                    available for all images regardless of whether or not
-                    the <filename>core-image</filename> class is inherited.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>ptest-pkgs:</emphasis>
-                    Installs ptest packages for all ptest-enabled recipes.
-                    </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>qt4-pkgs:</emphasis>
                     Supports Qt4/X11 and demo applications.
                     </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>read-only-rootfs:</emphasis>
-                    Creates an image whose root filesystem is read-only.
-                    See the
-                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-read-only-root-filesystem'>Creating a Read-Only Root Filesystem</ulink>"
-                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
-                    information.
-                    The <filename>read-only-rootfs</filename> feature is
-                    available for all images regardless of whether or not
-                    the <filename>core-image</filename> class is inherited.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>splash:</emphasis>
-                    Enables showing a splash screen during boot.
-                    By default, this screen is provided by
-                    <filename>psplash</filename>, which does allow
-                    customization.
-                    If you prefer to use an alternative splash screen package,
-                    you can do so by setting the <filename>SPLASH</filename>
-                    variable to a different package name (or names) within the
-                    image recipe or at the distro configuration level.
-                    The <filename>splash</filename> feature is
-                    available for all images regardless of whether or not
-                    the <filename>core-image</filename> class is inherited.
-                    </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>ssh-server-dropbear:</emphasis>
                     Installs the Dropbear minimal SSH server.
                     </para></listitem>
@@ -303,11 +248,6 @@
                     <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>, then OpenSSH will take
                     precedence and Dropbear will not be installed.
                     </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>staticdev-pkgs:</emphasis>
-                    Installs static development packages (i.e. static
-                    libraries containing <filename>*.a</filename> files) for
-                    all packages installed in a given image.
-                    </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-debug:</emphasis>
                     Installs debugging tools such as
                     <filename>strace</filename> and <filename>gdb</filename>.
@@ -343,6 +283,60 @@
                     </para></listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
         </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Other image features are available for all images regardless of
+            whether or not you inherit the <filename>core-image</filename>
+            class.
+            The list of these valid variables is as follows:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>dbg-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs debug symbol packages for all packages installed
+                    in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>debug-tweaks:</emphasis>
+                    Makes an image suitable for development (e.g.
+                    allows root logins without passwords).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>dev-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs development packages (headers and extra library
+                    links) for all packages installed in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>doc-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs
+                    documentation packages for all packages installed in a
+                    given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>package-management:</emphasis>
+                    Installs package management tools and preserves the package
+                    manager database.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ptest-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs ptest packages for all ptest-enabled recipes.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>read-only-rootfs:</emphasis>
+                    Creates an image whose root filesystem is read-only.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-read-only-root-filesystem'>Creating a Read-Only Root Filesystem</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+                    information.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>splash:</emphasis>
+                    Enables showing a splash screen during boot.
+                    By default, this screen is provided by
+                    <filename>psplash</filename>, which does allow
+                    customization.
+                    If you prefer to use an alternative splash screen package,
+                    you can do so by setting the <filename>SPLASH</filename>
+                    variable to a different package name (or names) within the
+                    image recipe or at the distro configuration level.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>staticdev-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs static development packages (i.e. static
+                    libraries containing <filename>*.a</filename> files) for
+                    all packages installed in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
     </section>
 
     <section id='ref-features-backfill'>