diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst
index 2c96abe..ed8c13e 100644
--- a/RELEASE.rst
+++ b/RELEASE.rst
@@ -41,3 +41,32 @@
   dev/list-rdeps.sh $crate
 
 It will also give you some follow-up instructions to fix the problem.
+
+Remove an obsolete package
+==========================
+
+::
+
+  $ reportbug ftp.debian.org
+  [..]
+  What sort of request is this?
+  [..]
+   6 ROM       Package removal - Request Of Maintainer.
+  [..]
+  Choose the request type: 6
+  [..]
+  Is the removal to be done in a suite other than "unstable"? Don't select anything for "unstable"
+  [..]
+  Choose the suite: # input nothing here, i.e. "unstable"
+  Please enter the reason for removal: obsolete package, prevents others from migrating to testing
+  Is this removal request for specific architectures? [y|N|?]? n
+  [..]
+  # An editor will spawn, probably nano. add
+  #   X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net
+  # to the header, and then add the following text to the body:
+
+  Hi, please remove this package on all architectures. It is an old rust library
+  that is preventing newer ones from migrating to testing. Nothing else in the
+  archive depends on it these days.
+
+  # then save and exit, and proceed with submitting the report.
diff --git a/dev/list-rdeps.sh b/dev/list-rdeps.sh
index 138392f..ecf583a 100755
--- a/dev/list-rdeps.sh
+++ b/dev/list-rdeps.sh
@@ -63,29 +63,6 @@
 rdep to use the API of the new version of ${pkg}.
 
 Alternatively, if any rdep is obsolete (i.e. nothing else depends on it) then
-you should file a RM request to remove it from the Debian archive:
-
-$ reportbug ftp.debian.org
-[..]
-What sort of request is this?
-[..]
- 6 ROM       Package removal - Request Of Maintainer.
-[..]
-Choose the request type: 6
-[..]
-Is the removal to be done in a suite other than "unstable"? Don't select anything for "unstable"
-[..]
-Choose the suite: # input nothing here, i.e. "unstable"
-Please enter the reason for removal: obsolete package, prevents others from migrating to testing
-Is this removal request for specific architectures? [y|N|?]? n
-[..]
-# An editor will spawn, probably nano. add
-#   X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net
-# to the header, and then add the following text to the body:
-
-Hi, please remove this package on all architectures. It is an old rust library
-that is preventing newer ones from migrating to testing. Nothing else in the
-archive depends on it these days.
-
-# then save and exit, and proceed with submitting the report.
+you should file a RM request to remove it from the Debian archive. See the
+section "Remove an obsolete package" in RELEASE.rst for instructions on that.
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