diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index 9422b5a277..affc8b90a7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -875,8 +875,7 @@
                     not work.
                     This change is intended to catch those kinds of situations.
                     Valid <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> are drawn from
-                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename></link>
-                    definitions,
+                    <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> definitions,
                     <link linkend='var-COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB'><filename>COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB</filename></link>
                     and a new "validitems" varflag on
                     <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>.
@@ -1404,8 +1403,7 @@
 
             <para>
                 The
-                <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename></link>
-                variable has been renamed to
+                <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> variable has been renamed to
                 <link linkend='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'><filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename></link>
                 to more accurately reflect its purpose.
                 You can still use <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> but
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index c3e3c50158..9ebe72cbd0 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -10292,28 +10292,6 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
-        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><glossterm>PACKAGE_GROUP</glossterm>
-            <info>
-                PACKAGE_GROUP[doc] = "Defines one or more packages to include in an image when a specific item is included in IMAGE_FEATURES."
-            </info>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para role="glossdeffirst">
-<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    The <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> variable has been
-                    renamed to
-                    <link linkend='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'><filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename></link>.
-                    See the variable description for
-                    <filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename> for information.
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    If if you use the <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename>
-                    variable, the OpenEmbedded build system issues a warning
-                    message.
-                </para>
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
-
         <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_INSTALL'><glossterm>PACKAGE_INSTALL</glossterm>
             <info>
                 PACKAGE_INSTALL[doc] = "List of the packages to be installed into the image. The variable is generally not user-defined and uses IMAGE_INSTALL as part of the list."