diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 37619e382d..5403f20b6f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -920,21 +920,6 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
-<section id='ref-classes-gnome'>
-    <title><filename>gnome.bbclass</filename></title>
-
-    <para>
-        The <filename>gnome</filename> class supports recipes that
-        build software from the GNOME stack.
-        This class inherits the
-        <link linkend='ref-classes-gnomebase'><filename>gnomebase</filename></link>,
-        <link linkend='ref-classes-gtk-icon-cache'><filename>gtk-icon-cache</filename></link>,
-        <link linkend='ref-classes-gconf'><filename>gconf</filename></link> and
-        <link linkend='ref-classes-mime'><filename>mime</filename></link> classes.
-        The class also disables GObject introspection where applicable.
-    </para>
-</section>
-
 <section id='ref-classes-gnomebase'>
     <title><filename>gnomebase.bbclass</filename></title>