diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
index 63602a3e96..99677badd5 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
@@ -1044,12 +1044,6 @@ Script done, &hellip;</screen>
 	problems.  See &man.init.8; for details about
 	<literal>kern.securelevel</literal> and &man.chflags.1; for details
 	about the various file flags.</para>
-      <para>If you are upgrading to a version of &os; below 4.0 you should
-	use the old kernel build procedure.  However, it is recommended
-	that you use the new version of &man.config.8;, using a command line
-	like this.</para>
-      
-      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/usr/obj/usr/src/usr.sbin/config/config <replaceable>KERNELNAME</replaceable></userinput></screen>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2>
@@ -1129,10 +1123,6 @@ Script done, &hellip;</screen>
         the recommended solution for keeping the system configuration files up to date
         with those located in the source tree.</para>
 
-      <para><command>mergemaster</command> was integrated into the FreeBSD base
-        system between 3.3-RELEASE and 3.4-RELEASE, which means it is
-        present in all -STABLE and -CURRENT systems since 3.3.</para>
-
       <para>To begin simply type <command>mergemaster</command> at your prompt, and
         watch it start going.  <command>mergemaster</command> will then build a
         temporary root environment, from <filename>/</filename> down, and populate