diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
index 40cae6b05..ee6919dc4 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
@@ -829,9 +829,7 @@ Here is an example::
 
    inherit_defer ${VARNAME}
 
-If ``VARNAME`` is
-going to be set, it needs to be set before the ``inherit_defer`` statement is
-parsed. One way to achieve a conditional inherit in this case is to use
+One way to achieve a conditional inherit in this case is to use
 overrides::
 
    VARIABLE = ""