diff --git a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
index f22f8d535..2f5da5920 100644
--- a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
@@ -53,16 +53,7 @@ mkdir -pv /var/{opt,cache,lib/{color,misc,locate},local}</userinput></screen>
     <title>FHS Compliance Note</title>
 
     <para>The directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
-    (available at <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/>). In addition to
-    the FHS, we create compatibility symlinks for the <filename
-    class="directory">man</filename>, <filename
-    class="directory">doc</filename>, and <filename
-    class="directory">info</filename> directories since many packages still try
-    to install their documentation into <filename
-    class="directory">/usr/&lt;directory&gt;</filename> or <filename
-    class="directory">/usr/local/&lt;directory&gt;</filename> as opposed to
-    <filename class="directory">/usr/share/&lt;directory&gt;</filename> or
-    <filename class="directory">/usr/local/share/&lt;directory&gt;</filename>.
+    (available at <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/>).
     The FHS also stipulates the existence of <filename
     class="directory">/usr/local/games</filename> and <filename
     class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>. The FHS is not precise as to