diff --git a/chapter08/gettext.xml b/chapter08/gettext.xml
index 3d5e3ade7..f26d15536 100644
--- a/chapter08/gettext.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gettext.xml
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Gettext</title>
 
-    <para>First fix some compatibility issues with other programs:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e '/libxml\/xmlerror.h/i #include &lt;libxml/xmlversion.h&gt;' \
-    -e 's/xmlError *err/const &amp;/'                             \
-    -i gettext-tools/src/its.c</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr    \