diff --git a/man/manual.docbook b/man/manual.docbook
index fb3450f9a..1c382c86b 100644
--- a/man/manual.docbook
+++ b/man/manual.docbook
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
-"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
-<!ENTITY writing-rules-1 SYSTEM "writing-rules-1.docbook">
-<!ENTITY writing-rules-2 SYSTEM "writing-rules-2.docbook">
-<!ENTITY writing-rules-3 SYSTEM "writing-rules-3.docbook">
-<!ENTITY cppcheck-design SYSTEM "cppcheck-design.docbook">
-]>
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
 <book>
   <bookinfo>
     <title>Cppcheck 1.51</title>
@@ -693,23 +688,5 @@ htmlreport/cppcheck-htmlreport --file=err.xml --report-dir=test1 --source-dir=.<
       So only provide preprocessor defines if you want to limit the checking.</para>
     </section>
   </chapter>
-  
-  <appendix>
-    <info>
-      <author>
-        <firstname>Daniel</firstname>
-        <surname>Marjamäki</surname>
-        <affiliation>
-          <orgname>Cppcheck</orgname>
-        </affiliation>
-      </author>
-      <pubdate>2010-2011</pubdate>
-    </info>
-    <title>Writing Cppcheck rules</title>
-    &writing-rules-1;
-    &writing-rules-2;
-    &writing-rules-3;
-  </appendix>
-
-  &cppcheck-design;
 </book>
+