diff --git a/chapter06/systemd.xml b/chapter06/systemd.xml
index f956dda95..a6c38904a 100644
--- a/chapter06/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter06/systemd.xml
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
     -e 's@test-copy$(EXEEXT) @@' \
     -i Makefile.in</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Rebuild generated files after modifying Makefile.am and 
-    Makefile.in:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">autoreconf -fi</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Create a file to allow systemd to build when using Util-Linux
     built in Chapter 5, to disable LTO by default, and to build without
     xlstproc:</para>