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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst
index f3ad9fd26408..4f37198423f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst
@@ -63,24 +63,14 @@ Major parts of the initialization program :
daemon(0,0);
pause();
-4. create the devices corresponding to the "virtual" serial ports (take care,
- each modem has its configuration and some DLC have dedicated functions,
- for example GPS), starting with minor 1 (DLC0 is reserved for the management
- of the mux)::
-
- MAJOR=`cat /proc/devices |grep gsmtty | awk '{print $1}`
- for i in `seq 1 4`; do
- mknod /dev/ttygsm$i c $MAJOR $i
- done
-
-5. use these devices as plain serial ports.
+4. use these devices as plain serial ports.
for example, it's possible:
- and to use gnokii to send / receive SMS on ttygsm1
- to use ppp to establish a datalink on ttygsm2
-6. first close all virtual ports before closing the physical port.
+5. first close all virtual ports before closing the physical port.
Note that after closing the physical port the modem is still in multiplexing
mode. This may prevent a successful re-opening of the port later. To avoid