diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index b328ce02d1..9131267091 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -5268,6 +5268,7 @@ do_unpack unpacks the source, and S must be set
         </section>
     </section>
 
+<!--
     <section id='excluding-recipes-from-the-build'>
         <title>Excluding Recipes From the Build</title>
 
@@ -5305,6 +5306,7 @@ do_unpack unpacks the source, and S must be set
             <ulink url='http://docs.python.org/release/2.3/lib/re-syntax.html'></ulink>.
         </note>
     </section>
+-->
 
     <section id="platdev-appdev-srcrev">
         <title>Using an External SCM</title>