diff --git a/doc/release-howto.txt b/doc/release-howto.txt
index 0fbfcb0551..ede0d2b9cd 100644
--- a/doc/release-howto.txt
+++ b/doc/release-howto.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
      · configure.ac
      · extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbprj/project.pbxproj
      · extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.string
-   - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database
-     · LANG=C git log --since="01-01" --until="12-31" >! ChangeLog
      · read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
      · update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
    - Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@
 
  * "Tag" the release
 
-    First make sure you git-commit-ed the ChangeLog all the version release related changes, then:
-
     git tag -a -m "VLC Release VERSION" <VERSION>
     (Create an annotated tag, you can skip -a if you used -m)
     git push origin <VERSION>