diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index af04528a7b..12694da89b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -901,23 +901,19 @@
     <title>Cloning and Checking Out Branches</title>
 
     <para>
-        To use the Yocto Project, you need a release of the Yocto Project
-        locally installed on your development system.
-        The locally installed set of files is referred to as the
+        To use the Yocto Project for development, you need a release locally
+        installed on your development system.
+        This locally installed set of files is referred to as the
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
         in the Yocto Project documentation.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        You create your Source Directory by using
+        The preferred method of creating your Source Directory is by using
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#git'>Git</ulink> to clone a local
         copy of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository.
-        <note><title>Tip</title>
-            The preferred method of getting the Yocto Project Source
-            Directory set up is to clone the repository.
-        </note>
-        Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
-        to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
+        Working from a cloned copy of the upstream repository allows you
+        to contribute back into the Yocto Project or to simply work with
         the latest software on a development branch.
         Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with
         a complete history of changes and you are working with a local