diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index 81e31a38501..35447723ba4 100644
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -310,11 +310,6 @@ about the available package `build methods`. If `build_style` is not set,
 the package must define at least a `do_install()` function, and optionally
  more build phases as such `do_configure()`, `do_build()`, etc.
 
-*create_srcdir*::
- This creates a directory in `${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}` as such `${pkgname}-${version}`
-to store the package sources at the `extract` phase. Required in packages that
-use unversioned ${distfiles}`.
-
 *configure_script*::
  The name of the `configure` script to execute at the `configure` phase if
 `${build_style}` is set to `configure` or `gnu-configure` build methods.