diff --git a/chapter06/kernel-inst.xml b/chapter06/kernel-inst.xml
index 2b02a202b..734a75951 100644
--- a/chapter06/kernel-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/kernel-inst.xml
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ have write access to the kernel source.</para>
 on the <filename>linux-&kernel-version;</filename> directory
 to ensure all files are owned by user <emphasis>root</emphasis>.</para>
 
-<para>Kernel header installation requires the <filename>pwd</filename> program.
-In the kernel source the path to the <filename>pwd</filename> program is
-hard-wired as <filename>/bin/pwd</filename>.
-Create a symlink to account for that:</para>
-
-<para><screen><userinput>ln -s /static/bin/pwd /bin/pwd</userinput></screen></para>
-
 <para>Prepare for header installation:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen></para>
@@ -67,7 +60,5 @@ failures. Create an empty <filename>autoconf.h</filename> file:</para>
 <para>Since the <filename>/bin/pwd</filename> symlink we created earlier
 was only temporary, it can now be removed:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>rm /bin/pwd</userinput></screen></para>
-
 </sect2>