diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 8fc0d06830..e32be4ed9f 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1862,35 +1862,8 @@ directory.</para></listitem>
         This command spawns a terminal with a shell prompt within the OpenEmbedded build environment. 
         The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-OE_TERMINAL'><filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename></ulink>
         controls what type of shell is opened.
-        You can define the variable in the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> 
-        configuration file in the <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>.
     </para>
  
-    <para>
-        Current available terminals are:
-        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     auto
-     gnome
-     xfce
-     rxvt
-     screen
-     konsole (KDE 3.x only)
-     none
-        </literallayout>
-        The default terminal type is "auto" and causes 
-        the OpenEmbedded build system to attempt to spawn terminals in a 
-        priority order until one is found that is available on the host 
-        development system.
-        For the case of an X terminal, <filename>DISPLAY</filename> must also 
-        be defined.
-    </para>
-
-    <para>
-        If <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename> is set to "none", the system 
-        never spawns a terminal under any circumstances. 
-        Use this setting when you are doing automated builds.
-    </para>
-
     <para>
         For spawned terminals, the following occurs:
         <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 289057eaa3..39b74bcba0 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1948,20 +1948,18 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
         <glossentry id='var-OE_TERMINAL'><glossterm>OE_TERMINAL</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
-                    Controls how the OpenEmbedded build system spawns terminals
-                    on the host development system. 
-                    Because the build system needs to account for parallelism
-                    during the build, concurrently running processes might require
-                    attention (e.g. build cannot resove a patch).
-                    For such a case, the host system needs to spawn and launch
-                    an interactive shell.
+                    Controls how the OpenEmbedded build system spawns 
+                    interactive terminals on the host development system
+                    (e.g. using the BitBake command with the 
+                    <filename>-c devshell</filename> command-line option).
+                    For more information, see the 
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-appdev-devshell'>Using a Development Shell</ulink>" section
+                    in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
                  </para>
  
                  <para>
                     You can use the following values for the 
-                    <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename> variable in the 
-                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file, which is found in 
-                    the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>:
+                    <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename> variable:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      auto
      gnome
@@ -1972,7 +1970,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
      none 
                     </literallayout>
                     <note>Konsole support only works for KDE 3.x.
-                        Also, "none" is the default behavior for 
+                        Also, "auto" is the default behavior for 
                         <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename></note>
                 </para>
             </glossdef>