diff --git a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/source/dashboard_sessions.rst b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/source/dashboard_sessions.rst
index 235467423e..d21b613dd5 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/source/dashboard_sessions.rst
+++ b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/source/dashboard_sessions.rst
@@ -159,20 +159,7 @@ far beyond the scope of this documentation.
 
      # mkdir -p /var/lib/dash/.blackhole
 
-#. Restart and refresh Apache:
-
-   On Ubuntu::
-
-     # /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
-
-   On Fedora/RHEL/CentOS::
-
-     # service httpd restart
-     # service apache2 restart
-
-   On openSUSE::
-
-     # systemctl restart apache2.service
+#. Restart the Apache service.
 
 #. On Ubuntu, restart the nova-api service to ensure that the API server
    can connect to the Dashboard without error::
diff --git a/doc/common-rst/dashboard_customizing.rst b/doc/common-rst/dashboard_customizing.rst
index e0e23aedbd..0712ad4294 100644
--- a/doc/common-rst/dashboard_customizing.rst
+++ b/doc/common-rst/dashboard_customizing.rst
@@ -99,25 +99,7 @@ Logo and site colors
       <link href='{{ STATIC_URL }}dashboard/css/{% choose_css %}' media='screen' rel='stylesheet' />
       <link href='{{ STATIC_URL }}dashboard/css/custom.css' media='screen' rel='stylesheet' />
 
-#. Restart Apache:
-
-   On Ubuntu:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      # service apache2 restart
-
-   On Fedora, RHEL, CentOS:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      # service httpd restart
-
-   On openSUSE:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      # service apache2 restart
+#. Restart the Apache service.
 
 #. To view your changes reload your dashboard. If necessary go back
    and modify your CSS file as appropriate.
diff --git a/doc/common/section_dashboard_customizing.xml b/doc/common/section_dashboard_customizing.xml
index 7541d38bbc..9b5efa8cae 100644
--- a/doc/common/section_dashboard_customizing.xml
+++ b/doc/common/section_dashboard_customizing.xml
@@ -139,16 +139,7 @@ text-decoration: none;
     ...</programlisting>
         </step>
         <step>
-            <title>Restart Apache:</title>
-            <para>On Ubuntu:
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service apache2 restart</userinput></screen>
-            </para>
-            <para>On Fedora, RHEL, CentOS:
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service httpd restart</userinput></screen>
-            </para>
-            <para>On openSUSE:
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service apache2 restart</userinput></screen>
-            </para>
+            <para>Restart the Apache service.</para>
         </step>
         <step>
             <para>To view your changes simply reload your dashboard. If necessary go back and modify your CSS file as appropriate.</para>
diff --git a/doc/common/section_dashboard_sessions.xml b/doc/common/section_dashboard_sessions.xml
index 59966d6718..b2fdb2f559 100644
--- a/doc/common/section_dashboard_sessions.xml
+++ b/doc/common/section_dashboard_sessions.xml
@@ -177,17 +177,7 @@ No fixtures found.</computeroutput></screen>
                 <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mkdir -p /var/lib/dash/.blackhole</userinput></screen>
             </step>
             <step>
-                <title>Restart and refresh Apache</title>
-                    <para>On Ubuntu:
-                    <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>/etc/init.d/apache2 restart</userinput></screen>
-                   </para>
-                    <para>On Fedora/RHEL/CentOS:
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service httpd restart</userinput></screen>
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service apache2 restart</userinput></screen>
-                   </para>
-                    <para>On openSUSE:
-                <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>systemctl restart apache2.service</userinput></screen>
-                   </para>
+                <para>Restart the Apache service.</para>
             </step>
             <step>
                 <para>On Ubuntu, restart the <systemitem class="service">nova-api</systemitem> service to ensure that the