diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
index 3c74c45b294..45afa8686b3 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt
@@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ Like other Django contrib applications, you will *only* need to add
 This is the so that ``gis`` templates can be located -- if not done, then
 features such as the geographic admin or KML sitemaps will not function properly.
 
-.. _addgoogleprojection:
-
-Add Google projection to ``spatial_ref_sys`` table
---------------------------------------------------
-
-.. note::
-
-    If you're running GDAL 1.7 or above (most users), you can skip this step.
-
-In order to conduct database transformations to the so-called "Google"
-projection (a spherical mercator projection used by Google Maps),
-an entry must be added to your spatial database's ``spatial_ref_sys`` table.
-Invoke the Django shell from your project and execute the
-``add_srs_entry`` function:
-
-.. code-block:: pycon
-
-    $ python manage.py shell
-    >>> from django.contrib.gis.utils import add_srs_entry
-    >>> add_srs_entry(900913)
-
-This adds an entry for the 900913 SRID to the ``spatial_ref_sys`` (or equivalent)
-table, making it possible for the spatial database to transform coordinates in
-this projection.  You only need to execute this command *once* per spatial database.
-
 Troubleshooting
 ===============
 
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
index f474f8d532a..6ea5dd32093 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
@@ -787,9 +787,7 @@ available with the :class:`~django.contrib.gis.admin.GeoModelAdmin`
 First, there are some important requirements:
 
 * :class:`~django.contrib.gis.admin.OSMGeoAdmin` requires that
-  :doc:`GDAL <gdal>` is installed. If you are running GDAL 1.6 (uncommon)
-  you will also need to add the :ref:`spherical mercator projection
-  <addgoogleprojection>`  to the ``spatial_ref_sys`` table.
+  :doc:`GDAL <gdal>` is installed.
 
 * The PROJ.4 datum shifting files must be installed (see the
   :ref:`PROJ.4 installation instructions <proj4>` for more details).