diff --git a/doc/ceph-guide.rst b/doc/ceph-guide.rst
index b81d3a5024..61e2f7b1ca 100644
--- a/doc/ceph-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/ceph-guide.rst
@@ -44,19 +44,15 @@ usage with Kolla.
     Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
     Partition Table: gpt
     Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                      Flags
-    1       1049kB  10.7GB  10.7GB               KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP
+         1      1049kB  10.7GB  10.7GB               KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP
 
 
 Using an external journal drive
 -------------------------------
 
-Create a journal partition of 5 GByte and a data partition with the remaining
-storage capacity on the same tagged drive.
-
-::
-
-    parted /dev/sdb -s -- mklabel gpt mkpart KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP_J 0 5GB
-    parted /dev/sdb -s -- mklabel gpt mkpart KOLLA_CEPH_OSD_BOOTSTRAP_D 5GB 100%
+The steps documented above created a journal partition of 5 GByte
+and a data partition with the remaining storage capacity on the same tagged
+drive.
 
 It is a common practice to place the journal of an OSD on a separate
 journal drive. This section documents how to use an external journal drive.