diff --git a/chapter06/man-inst.xml b/chapter06/man-inst.xml
index 40b452137..1d275120c 100644
--- a/chapter06/man-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/man-inst.xml
@@ -23,17 +23,9 @@ with more than 80 columns are used in conjunction with recent releases of
 
 <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../man-&man-80cols-patch-version;-80cols.patch</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>The paths to some programs are hard-wired into Man's executables.
-Unfortunately, the configuration script picks the last location in PATH
-rather than the first place a program is found. By appending
-<emphasis>/usr/bin:/bin</emphasis> to PATH for the
-<userinput>./configure</userinput> command, we ensure that Man doesn't
-use the programs in the <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>
-directory.</para>
-
 <para>Now prepare Man for compilation:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin:/bin ./configure -default -confdir=/etc</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>./configure -default -confdir=/etc</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>