diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md
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--- a/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ Check out the numbered markings - let's go through them one by one.
    the outcome of that. This example issues a `fetch` to the right service and
    issues a full refresh of its entity bucket based on that.
 5. The method translates the foreign data model to the native `Entity` form, as
-   expected by the catalog. Make sure that in this method you include the
-   `backstage.io/managed-by-location` and `backstage.io/managed-by-origin-location`
-   annotations on your `Entity`. If these are not present they will not show up
-   in the Catalog and you will see warnings in your logs. The
+   expected by the catalog. The `Entity` must include the
+   `backstage.io/managed-by-location` and
+   `backstage.io/managed-by-origin-location annotations`; otherwise, it will not
+   appear in the Catalog and will generate warning logs. The
    [Well-known Annotations](./well-known-annotations.md#backstageiomanaged-by-location)
    documentation has guidance on what values to use for these.
 6. Finally, we issue a "mutation" to the catalog. This persists the entities in