diff --git a/chapter08/groff.xml b/chapter08/groff.xml
index 4ade79360..3a4dc2c56 100644
--- a/chapter08/groff.xml
+++ b/chapter08/groff.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Groff</title>
 
-    &update-config-text;
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">tar -C build-aux &update-config-arg;</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Groff expects the environment variable <envar>PAGE</envar> to
     contain the default paper size. For users in the United States,
     <parameter>PAGE=letter</parameter> is appropriate. Elsewhere,