diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-intro.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-intro.xml
index 99faad8316..bc638dcc40 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-intro.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-intro.xml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 
         <para>
             For traditional kernel development using the Yocto
-            Project, you need to establish local copies of the
+            Project, you need to establish a local copy of the
             kernel source.
             You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project
             kernels organized under "Yocto Linux Kernel" in the Yocto
@@ -331,94 +331,18 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            This setup can involve creating a bare clone of the
-            Yocto Project kernel and then copying that cloned
-            repository.
-            You can create the bare clone and the copy of the bare
-            clone anywhere you like.
-            For simplicity, it is recommended that you create these
-            structures outside of the
+            For simplicity, it is recommended that you create your copy
+            of the kernel Git repository outside of the
             <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>,
             which is usually named <filename>poky</filename>.
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            The following steps show how to create a bare clone of the
-            <filename>linux-yocto-4.4</filename> kernel and then
-            create a copy of that clone:
-            <note>
-                When you have a local Yocto Project kernel Git
-                repository, you can reference that repository rather than
-                the upstream Git repository as part of the
-                <filename>clone</filename> command.
-                Doing so can speed up the process.
-            </note>
-            <orderedlist>
-                <listitem><para>
-                    <emphasis>Create the Bare Clone:</emphasis>
-                    In the following example, the bare clone is named
-                    <filename>linux-yocto-4.4.git</filename>:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ git clone &dash;&dash;bare git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-4.4 linux-yocto-4.4.git
-     Cloning into bare repository 'linux-yocto-4.4.git'...
-     remote: Counting objects: 4543903, done.
-     remote: Compressing objects: 100% (695618/695618), done.
-     remote: Total 4543903 (delta 3818435), reused 4541724 (delta 3816256)
-     Receiving objects: 100% (4543903/4543903), 801.08 MiB | 6.55 MiB/s, done.
-     Resolving deltas: 100% (3818435/3818435), done.
-     Checking connectivity... done.
-                    </literallayout>
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para>
-                    <emphasis>Create the Copy of the Bare Clone:</emphasis>
-                    In the following command, the copy of the bare clone
-                    is named <filename>my-linux-yocto-4.4-work</filename>:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ git clone linux-yocto-4.4.git my-linux-yocto-4.4-work
-     Cloning into 'my-linux-yocto-4.4-work'...
-     done.
-     Checking out files: 100% (52221/52221), done.
-                    </literallayout>
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para>
-                    <emphasis>Cloning the <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Repository:</emphasis>
-                    The <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git
-                    repository contains Metadata needed only if you are
-                    modifying and building the kernel image.
-                    In particular, it contains the kernel BitBake append
-                    (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) files that you edit to
-                    point to your locally modified kernel source files and
-                    to build the kernel image.
-                    Pointing to these local files is much more efficient
-                    than requiring a download of the kernel's source files
-                    from upstream each time you make changes to the kernel.
-                    </para>
-
-                    <para>You can find the
-                    <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git
-                    Repository in the "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the
-                    Yocto Project Source Repositories at
-                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.
-                    It is good practice to create this Git repository
-                    inside the Source Directory.</para>
-
-                    <para>Following is an example that creates the
-                    <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git
-                    repository inside the Source Directory, which is named
-                    <filename>poky</filename>, in this case:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ cd ~/poky
-     $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-yocto-kernel-extras meta-yocto-kernel-extras
-     Cloning into 'meta-yocto-kernel-extras'...
-     remote: Counting objects: 727, done.
-     remote: Compressing objects: 100% (452/452), done.
-     remote: Total 727 (delta 260), reused 719 (delta 252)
-     Receiving objects: 100% (727/727), 536.36 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
-     Resolving deltas: 100% (260/260), done.
-     Checking connectivity... done.
-                    </literallayout>
-                    </para></listitem>
-            </orderedlist>
+            The following command shows how to create a local copy of the
+            <filename>linux-yocto-4.4</filename> kernel:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-4.4 linux-yocto-4.4.git
+            </literallayout>
         </para>
     </section>
 </section>