diff --git a/chapter02/install.xml b/chapter02/install.xml
index 07f72784c..8a6996873 100644
--- a/chapter02/install.xml
+++ b/chapter02/install.xml
@@ -114,12 +114,5 @@ So, save yourself a lot of hassle and just remove the source directory
 immediately after you have installed it.
 </para>
 
-<para>
-There is one exception to that rule: don't remove the Linux kernel source
-tree. A lot of programs need the kernel headers, so that's the only
-directory that should not be removed, unless no package is to be compiled
-anymore.
-</para>
-
 </sect1>