diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
index d33b77580c..996d8ae222 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-kernel-appendix.xml
@@ -683,16 +683,8 @@
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>
                 directory and then builds and launches <filename>menuconfig</filename>:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ bitbake linux-yocto -c cleansstate
      $ bitbake linux-yocto -c menuconfig
                 </literallayout>
-                <note>
-                    Due to a bug in the release, it is necessary to clean the shared state memory
-                    in order for configurations made using <filename>menuconfig</filename> to take
-                    effect.
-                    For information on the bug, see
-                    <ulink url='https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2256'></ulink>
-                </note>
             </para>
                   
             <para>
@@ -755,9 +747,8 @@
 
             <para>
                 At this point, you are ready to recompile your kernel image with 
-                the new setting in effect using the BitBake commands below:
+                the new setting in effect using the BitBake command below:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ bitbake linux-yocto -c compile -f
      $ bitbake linux-yocto
                 </literallayout>
             </para>