diff --git a/doc/source/ops-lay-of-the-land.rst b/doc/source/ops-lay-of-the-land.rst
index adb6d893..75921cd7 100644
--- a/doc/source/ops-lay-of-the-land.rst
+++ b/doc/source/ops-lay-of-the-land.rst
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ distributions. While each OpenStack project has its own client, they are
 being deprecated in favour of a common OpenStack client. It is generally
 recommended to install the OpenStack client.
 
-.. tip::
-
-   To perform testing and orchestration, it is usually easier to install the
-   OpenStack CLI tools in a dedicated VM in the cloud. We recommend
-   that you keep the VM installation simple. All the tools should be installed
-   from a single OpenStack release version. If you need to run tools from
-   multiple OpenStack releases, then we recommend that you run with multiple
-   VMs that are each running a dedicated version.
-
 Install OpenStack command-line clients
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