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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml
index db4f132609..6fdec8c89e 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml
@@ -50,36 +50,9 @@
<c>-loader_debug</c> are also experimental</p></warning>
</description>
- <datatypes>
- <datatype>
- <name name="host"/>
- </datatype>
- </datatypes>
<funcs>
<func>
- <name name="start" arity="3"/>
- <fsummary>Start the Erlang low level loader</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Starts the Erlang low level loader. This function is called
- by the <c>init</c> process (and module). The <c>init</c>
- process reads the command line flags <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>,
- <c>-loader <anno>Loader</anno></c>, and <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>. These are
- the arguments supplied to the <c>start/3</c> function.</p>
- <p>If <c>-loader</c> is not given, the default loader is
- <c>efile</c> which tells the system to read from the file
- system.</p>
- <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>,
- <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must
- also be supplied. <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> identifies hosts which this
- node can contact in order to load modules. One Erlang
- runtime system with a <c>erl_boot_server</c> process must be
- started on each of hosts given in <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> in order to
- answer the requests. See <seealso
- marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso>.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
- <func>
<name name="get_file" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Get a file</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -189,17 +162,12 @@
<p>Specifies which other Erlang nodes the <c>inet</c> loader
can use. This flag is mandatory if the <c>-loader inet</c>
flag is present. On each host, there must be on Erlang node
- with the <c>erl_boot_server</c> which handles the load
- requests. <c>Hosts</c> is a list of IP addresses (hostnames
+ with the <seealso
+ marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso>
+ which handles the load requests.
+ <c>Hosts</c> is a list of IP addresses (hostnames
are not acceptable).</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>-id Id</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Specifies the identity of the Erlang runtime system. If
- the system runs as a distributed node, <c>Id</c> must be
- identical to the name supplied with the <c>-sname</c> or
- <c>-name</c> distribution flags.</p>
- </item>
<tag><c>-setcookie Cookie</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Specifies the cookie of the Erlang runtime system. This flag