diff --git a/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md b/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
index 89484ca01b..216c4db3f4 100644
--- a/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
+++ b/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
 }
 ```
 
-## Running Backstage locally
-
-Start the frontend and the backend app by running `yarn dev`
-
 ## Configuration
 
 After installing the plugins in the code, you'll need to then
diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/getting-started.md b/docs/features/techdocs/getting-started.md
index 8c140f5b6c..0ff5903a85 100644
--- a/docs/features/techdocs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/features/techdocs/getting-started.md
@@ -284,11 +284,6 @@ Note: We recommend Python version 3.7 or higher.
 > Python packages. The order is important to make sure we get correct version of
 > some of the dependencies.
 
-## Running Backstage locally
-
-Start the frontend and the backend app by running `yarn dev`, this will launch [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) in your browser, from there you can navigate to [http://localhost:3000/docs/](http://localhost:3000/docs/)
-to see all your documentation sites.
-
 ## Additional reading
 
 - [Creating and publishing your docs](creating-and-publishing.md)
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md b/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md
index 5169c07ee8..063eeb399f 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md
@@ -106,9 +106,8 @@ example [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/) to install it.
 
 #### Could not execute command yarn install
 
-Install yarn on your system with `npm install --global yarn` or for more details
-refer to the
-[prerequisites](https://backstage.io/docs/getting-started/#prerequisites)
+Install Yarn on your system with `npm install --global yarn` or for more details
+refer to the [prerequisites](index.md#prerequisites).
 
 ## Run the app
 
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/index.md b/docs/getting-started/index.md
index 995413b2c5..7398e9a311 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/index.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/index.md
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ system using tools like apt-get, npm, yarn, curl. Docker knowledge is also
 helpful for making the best use of your Backstage installation.
 
 If you are planning to contribute plugins or to the project in general, we advise
-you to use the
-[Contributors](https://backstage.io/docs/getting-started/contributors)
-guide to do a repository-based installation.
+you to use the [Contributors](contributors.md) guide to do a repository-based installation.
 
 ### Prerequisites