diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README
index b4fc7d93f..321a56209 100644
--- a/debian/README
+++ b/debian/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Migrating to the common kernel-image package
 Files for architecture <arch> should be placed into arch/<arch>.
 Minimally, this directory should contain a control.in, config.default
 and at least one flavour configuration file config.<flavour>. It can
-optionally contain config.common, Makefile.inc and multiple flavour
+optionally contain config, Makefile.inc and multiple flavour
 configuration files. For arches with subarches the subdirectory
 arch/<arch>/<subarch> with the same file structure must be created
 for each subarch.
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ For architecture without subarches:
 
   Configuration file for kernel-image:
 
-  arch/config.common
-  arch/<arch>/config.common 
+  arch/config
+  arch/<arch>/config 
   arch/<arch>/config.<flavour>
   
   Configuration file for kernel-headers:
@@ -39,19 +39,15 @@ For architecture without subarches:
 
 For architecture with subarches:
 
-  arch/config.common
-  arch/<arch>/config.common
-  arch/<arch>/<subarch>/config.common
+  arch/config
+  arch/<arch>/config
+  arch/<arch>/<subarch>/config
   arch/<arch>/<subarch>/config.<flavour>
 
   Configuration file for kernel-headers:
 
   arch/<arch>/<subarch>/config.default
 
-It is possible to avoid the inclusion of the arch-independent
-config file (handy for the transitional period) by setting the
-include_common_config variable to 'no' in Makefile.inc.
-
 Control file
 ------------
 The master control file debian/control must be generated before
@@ -97,14 +93,6 @@ variables. It may be used to override the standard variables on
 per-architecture basis and other evil things. So far the valid uses of
 this file include the setting of the following variables:
 
-include_common_config	
-
-  Setting it to 'no' (without quotes) will prevent the common kernel
-  config from being included for this particular architecture.
-  Typical usage:
-
-  include_common_config := no
-
 headers_dirs		
 
   This variable is substituted into the headers-install script,