diff --git a/docs/en-US/Release_Notes.xml b/docs/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
index 8843f4c2e20..4a27cd22579 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
+++ b/docs/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
@@ -4641,11 +4641,6 @@ under the License.
             You'll be prompted for your password.</para>
           <programlisting><prompt>#</prompt> mysqldump -u root -p cloud &gt; cloudstack-backup.sql</programlisting>
         </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Whether you're upgrading a Red Hat/CentOS based system or Ubuntu based system,
-            you're going to need to stop the CloudStack management server before proceeding.</para>
-          <programlisting language="Bash"><prompt>#</prompt> service cloud-management stop</programlisting>
-        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>If you have made changes to
               <filename>/etc/cloud/management/components.xml</filename>, you'll need to carry these