diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
index e10367752..f34f0a9a9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
@@ -228,12 +228,7 @@ particular working environment and set of practices.
        used by developers in the same organization and share the same
        source directories on their machines.
 
-    -  Set up a local :ref:`overview-manual/concepts:Hash Equivalence` server
-       with :term:`BB_HASHSERVE` and :term:`BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER`. A basic setup
-       would be::
-
-          BB_HASHSERVE = "auto"
-          BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEEquivHash"
+    -  Set up a local :ref:`overview-manual/concepts :Hash Equivalence` server.
 
        See the :ref:`overview-manual/concepts:Hash Equivalence` section of the
        Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual for more details on the hash