diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 92950020d6..ed36bec9b6 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@
     <title><filename>nativesdk.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The native SDK (<filename>nativesdk</filename>) class provides common
+        The <filename>nativesdk</filename> class provides common
         functionality for recipes that wish to build tools to run as part of
         an SDK (i.e. tools that run on
         <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>).
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@
         a couple different ways:
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para>Create a <filename>myrecipe-native.bb</filename>
-                that inherits the <filename>nativesdk</filename> class.
+                recipe that inherits the <filename>nativesdk</filename> class.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Create a <filename>nativesdk</filename> variant
                 of any recipe by adding the following: