diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
index dfa2c2b6d1..baeb116a26 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-system-requirements.xml
@@ -270,18 +270,6 @@
             <para>
                 The following list shows the required packages by function
                 given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
-                <note>
-                    For CentOS 6.x, some of the versions of the components
-                    provided by the distribution are too old (e.g. Git, Python,
-                    and tar).
-                    It is recommended that you install the buildtools in order
-                    to provide versions that will work with the OpenEmbedded
-                    build system.
-                    For information on how to install the buildtools tarball,
-                    see the
-                    "<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, Tar, and Python Versions</link>"
-                    section.
-                </note>
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
                         Packages needed to build an image for a headless
diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/qs.xml
index 95c1569cb5..3989fa06ca 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/qs.xml
@@ -266,15 +266,6 @@
                                 </literallayout>
                                 <note><title>Notes</title>
                                     <itemizedlist>
-                                        <listitem><para>
-                                            CentOS 6.x users need to ensure that the
-                                            required versions of Git, tar and Python
-                                            are available.
-                                            For details, See the
-                                            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</ulink>"
-                                            section in the Yocto Project Reference
-                                            Manual for information.
-                                            </para></listitem>
                                         <listitem><para>
                                             Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
                                             (i.e. <filename>epel-release</filename>)