diff --git a/man7/bootparam.7 b/man7/bootparam.7
index 06b0e3bc5..26d852c32 100644
--- a/man7/bootparam.7
+++ b/man7/bootparam.7
@@ -716,8 +716,5 @@ lp=0.
 .BR klogd (8),
 .BR mount (8)
 
-Large parts of this man page have been derived from the
-Boot Parameter HOWTO (version 1.0.1) written by Paul Gortmaker.
-More information may be found in this (or a more recent) HOWTO.
-An up-to-date source of information is the kernel source file
+For up-to-date information, see the kernel source file
 .IR Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt .