diff --git a/appendices/dependencies.xml b/appendices/dependencies.xml
index 73194612c..55c6110ff 100644
--- a/appendices/dependencies.xml
+++ b/appendices/dependencies.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <!-- Convenient entity for "Systemd" or "Udev" -->
   <!ENTITY systemd-udev "<phrase revision='systemd'>Systemd</phrase>
                          <phrase revision='sysv'>Udev</phrase>">
+  <!ENTITY bdb "<ulink url='https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/related/berkeleydb.html'>Berkeley DB</ulink>">
 ]>
 
 <appendix id="appendixc" xreflabel="Appendix C">
@@ -1486,7 +1487,7 @@
         <segtitle>&external;</segtitle>
         <seglistitem>
           <seg>
-            <ulink url="&blfs-book;server/db.html">Berkeley DB</ulink>,
+            &bdb;,
             <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/iptables.html">iptables</ulink>,
             <ulink url="&github;/libbpf/libbpf">libbpf</ulink>,
             <ulink url="&blfs-book;basicnet/libmnl.html">libmnl</ulink>, and
@@ -2486,7 +2487,7 @@
         <segtitle>&external;</segtitle>
         <seglistitem>
           <seg>
-            <ulink url="&blfs-book;server/db.html">Berkeley DB</ulink>
+            &bdb;
           </seg>
         </seglistitem>
       </segmentedlist>
@@ -2655,7 +2656,7 @@
         <segtitle>&external;</segtitle>
         <seglistitem>
           <seg>
-            <ulink url="&blfs-book;server/db.html">Berkeley DB</ulink>,
+            &bdb;,
             <ulink url="&blfs-book;basicnet/libnsl.html">libnsl</ulink>,
             <ulink url="&blfs-book;server/sqlite.html">SQLite</ulink>, and
             <ulink url="&blfs-book;general/tk.html">Tk</ulink>
diff --git a/chapter08/iproute2.xml b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
index bfc25331a..cd3e5a658 100644
--- a/chapter08/iproute2.xml
+++ b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
     be built since it depends on Berkeley DB, which is not installed in
     LFS. However, a directory and a man page for <command>arpd</command> will still
     be installed. Prevent this by running the commands shown below.
-    (If the <command>arpd</command> program is needed,
-    instructions for compiling Berkeley DB can be found in the BLFS book at
-    <ulink url="&blfs-book;server/db.html"/>.)
     </para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -i /ARPD/d Makefile