diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 81d3f2e8fc..0d9f0c696d 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -355,12 +355,6 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
-        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</glossterm>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para>The list of packages required by the distribution.</para>
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
-
         <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para></para>