diff --git a/docs/en/install-upgrade/index.asciidoc b/docs/en/install-upgrade/index.asciidoc
index d0143ae35..298950e73 100644
--- a/docs/en/install-upgrade/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/install-upgrade/index.asciidoc
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 [[elastic-stack]]
 = Elastic Installation and Upgrade Guide
 
-:apm-repo-dir:       {apm-server-root}/docs
-:beats-repo-dir:     {beats-root}/libbeat/docs
-:es-repo-dir:        {elasticsearch-root}/docs/reference
-:hadoop-repo-dir:    {elasticsearch-hadoop-root}/docs/src/reference/asciidoc
-:security-repo-dir:  {security-docs-root}/docs
-:kib-repo-dir:       {kibana-root}/docs
-:ls-repo-dir:        {logstash-root}/docs
-:obs-repo-dir:       {observability-docs-root}/docs/en/observability
-
 include::{docs-root}/shared/versions/stack/{source_branch}.asciidoc[]
 include::{docs-root}/shared/attributes.asciidoc[]