diff --git a/chapter06/file.xml b/chapter06/file.xml
index b064a0921..425a9bf58 100644
--- a/chapter06/file.xml
+++ b/chapter06/file.xml
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of File</title>
 
-    &update-config-text;
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">tar &update-config-arg;</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>
        The <command>file</command> command on the build host needs
        to be the same version as the one we are building in order to
diff --git a/chapter08/file.xml b/chapter08/file.xml
index 09957afae..eb9f41a2b 100644
--- a/chapter08/file.xml
+++ b/chapter08/file.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of File</title>
 
-    &update-config-text;
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">tar &update-config-arg;</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Prepare File for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>