diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
index 8282099e0cbf..5da10184d908 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
@@ -352,44 +352,30 @@ Read-Copy Update (RCU)
 ----------------------
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcutree.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree.c
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/update.c
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/srcu.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_bl.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcu_sync.h
-   :external:
 
 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/sync.c
-   :external: