diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 263e423946..5cd25e8c29 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -731,11 +731,6 @@
         some of the <filename>distutils*</filename> classes to provide common
         Python2 support.
     </para>
-
-    <para>
-	    The <filename>distutils-tools</filename> class supports recipes for
-        additional "distutils" tools.
-    </para>
 </section>
 
 <section id='ref-classes-distutils3'>