diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 6ccf21882b..c1e81a6772 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -80,14 +80,19 @@
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                 <emphasis>Understand the Hardware Topology of the Environment:</emphasis>
-                Now that you know how many developers and support engineers
-                are required, you can understand the topology of the
-                hardware environment.
+                Once you understand the hardware involved and the make-up
+                of the team, you can understand the hardware topology of the
+                development environment.
+                You can get a visual idea of the machines and their roles
+                across the development environment.
+
+<!--
                 The following figure shows a moderately sized Yocto Project
                 development environment.
 
                 <para role="writernotes">
                 Need figure.</para>
+-->
 
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