diff --git a/man/install_packages.8 b/man/install_packages.8
index 5a18b24f1..e753fbfe3 100644
--- a/man/install_packages.8
+++ b/man/install_packages.8
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ Be verbose.
 .PD 0
 install_packages expects to find the FAI_ROOT directory, the location of class
 definitions, package configurations, and custom install scripts, somewhere in
-the filesystem.  This location is configurable in /etc/fai/fai.conf and defaults to
-/srv/fai/config.
+the filesystem.
 .PD
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .PD 0
@@ -103,9 +102,6 @@ http://fai-project.org.
 .PD
 .SH FILES
 .PD 0
-.TP
-.FN /etc/fai/fai.conf
-The FAI configuration file.
 
 .TP
 .FN /srv/fai/config/package_config/