diff --git a/docs/common_tasks.rst b/docs/common_tasks.rst
index fa5da134e..5b9711e16 100644
--- a/docs/common_tasks.rst
+++ b/docs/common_tasks.rst
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ To add a new repository, the following steps are needed:
      > sudo /etc/init.d/supervisord restart
 
 
-Restarting varnish
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-
-You may want to restart varnish after a change in the ui. To do so type
-
-  .. code-block:: bash
-
-     > sudo /etc/init.d/varnish restart
-
 Executing arbitrary SQL
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