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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
index 1813fe767a..9d5e17758f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
@@ -6,20 +6,6 @@
 DPDK Release 21.02
 ==================
 
-.. **Read this first.**
-
-   The text in the sections below explains how to update the release notes.
-
-   Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections.
-
-   Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text:
-   ``LIKE_THIS``.
-
-   Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct::
-
-      make doc-guides-html
-      xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.html
-
 .. note::
 
    A **dependency** has been added for building DPDK on Linux or FreeBSD:
@@ -34,37 +20,6 @@ DPDK Release 21.02
 New Features
 ------------
 
-.. This section should contain new features added in this release.
-   Sample format:
-
-   * **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.**
-
-     Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense.
-     The description should be enough to allow someone scanning
-     the release notes to understand the new feature.
-
-     If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list
-     like this:
-
-     * Added feature foo to do something.
-     * Enhanced feature bar to do something else.
-
-     Refer to the previous release notes for examples.
-
-     Suggested order in release notes items:
-     * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
-     * Device abstraction libs and PMDs
-       - ethdev (lib, PMDs)
-       - cryptodev (lib, PMDs)
-       - eventdev (lib, PMDs)
-       - etc
-     * Other libs
-     * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant)
-
-     This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
-     Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
-     =======================================================
-
 * **Added new ethdev API for PMD power management.**
 
   Added ``rte_eth_get_monitor_addr()``, to be used in conjunction with
@@ -209,15 +164,6 @@ New Features
 Removed Items
 -------------
 
-.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format:
-
-   * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item
-     in the past tense.
-
-   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
-   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
-   =======================================================
-
 * The internal header files ``rte_ethdev_driver.h``, ``rte_ethdev_vdev.h`` and
   ``rte_ethdev_pci.h`` are no longer installed as part of the DPDK
   ``ninja install`` action and are renamed to ``ethdev_driver.h``,
@@ -243,18 +189,6 @@ Removed Items
 API Changes
 -----------
 
-.. This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
-
-   * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change
-     which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release.
-     Start with a scope label like "ethdev:".
-     Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``.
-     Use the past tense.
-
-   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
-   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
-   =======================================================
-
 * config: Removed the old macros, included in ``rte_config.h``,
   to indicate which DPDK libraries and drivers are built.
   The new macros are generated by meson in a standardized format:
@@ -269,18 +203,6 @@ API Changes
 ABI Changes
 -----------
 
-.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format:
-
-   * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change
-     which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release.
-     Start with a scope label like "ethdev:".
-     Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``.
-     Use the past tense.
-
-   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
-   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
-   =======================================================
-
 * No ABI change that would break compatibility with 20.11.
 
 * The experimental function ``rte_telemetry_init`` has been removed from the
@@ -292,22 +214,6 @@ ABI Changes
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------
 
-.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested
-   with this release.
-
-   The format is:
-
-   * <vendor> platform with <vendor> <type of devices> combinations
-
-     * List of CPU
-     * List of OS
-     * List of devices
-     * Other relevant details...
-
-   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
-   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
-   =======================================================
-
 * Intel\ |reg| platforms with Intel\ |reg| NICs combinations
 
   * CPU