diff --git a/docs/building-cmake.md b/docs/building-cmake.md
index 3a9a68e6f0..a7c727fde9 100644
--- a/docs/building-cmake.md
+++ b/docs/building-cmake.md
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ In Terminal go to **/home/user/TBuild/Libraries** and run
 
     git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_6_2
     cd qt5_6_2
-    git checkout 5.6
     perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
     git checkout v5.6.2
     cd qtimageformats && git checkout v5.6.2 && cd ..
diff --git a/docs/building-msvc.md b/docs/building-msvc.md
index 431f61d8e8..96d282818d 100644
--- a/docs/building-msvc.md
+++ b/docs/building-msvc.md
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ While still running the VS2015 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt, go to **D:\\msys
 
     git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_6_2
     cd qt5_6_2
-    git checkout 5.6
     perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
     git checkout v5.6.2
     cd qtimageformats && git checkout v5.6.2 && cd ..
diff --git a/docs/building-qmake.md b/docs/building-qmake.md
index 344c9566a0..aeca876889 100644
--- a/docs/building-qmake.md
+++ b/docs/building-qmake.md
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Preparation
       rm -rf "$qt_dir"
       git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git
       cd "$qt_dir"
-      git checkout 5.6
       perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
       git checkout v$_qtver
       cd qtimageformats
diff --git a/docs/building-qtcreator.md b/docs/building-qtcreator.md
index 6d698b455d..379443790e 100644
--- a/docs/building-qtcreator.md
+++ b/docs/building-qtcreator.md
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ In Terminal go to **/home/user/TBuild/Libraries** and run
 
     git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_6_2
     cd qt5_6_2
-    git checkout 5.6
     perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
     git checkout v5.6.2
     cd qtimageformats && git checkout v5.6.2 && cd ..
diff --git a/docs/building-xcode-old.md b/docs/building-xcode-old.md
index a28930d789..21d8e340bc 100644
--- a/docs/building-xcode-old.md
+++ b/docs/building-xcode-old.md
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ In Terminal go to **/Users/user/TBuild/Libraries** and run:
 
     git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_3_2
     cd qt5_3_2
-    git checkout 5.3
     perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
     git checkout v5.3.2
     cd qtimageformats && git checkout v5.3.2 && cd ..
diff --git a/docs/building-xcode.md b/docs/building-xcode.md
index 41d222a1b6..e1c6f0c40a 100644
--- a/docs/building-xcode.md
+++ b/docs/building-xcode.md
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ In Terminal go to **/Users/user/TBuild/Libraries** and run:
 
     git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_6_2
     cd qt5_6_2
-    git checkout 5.6
     perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
     git checkout v5.6.2
     cd qtimageformats && git checkout v5.6.2 && cd ..