diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index b194876a08..4f61a3fb07 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1534,9 +1534,9 @@
     <title><filename>metadata_scm.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The Metadata Source Code Management (SCM) System
-        (<filename>metadata_scm</filename>) class provides functionality for
-        querying the branch and revision of an SCM repository.
+        The <filename>metadata_scm</filename> class provides functionality for
+        querying the branch and revision of a Source Code Manager (SCM)
+        repository.
     </para>
 
     <para>