diff --git a/book/en/src/by-example/tasks.md b/book/en/src/by-example/tasks.md
index ba16404841..8558a542a1 100644
--- a/book/en/src/by-example/tasks.md
+++ b/book/en/src/by-example/tasks.md
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@ application from any execution context.
 
 Software tasks can also be assigned priorities and, under the hood, are
 dispatched from interrupt handlers. RTIC requires that free interrupts are
-declared in an `extern` block when using software tasks; some of these free
+declared in the `dispatchers` app argument when using software tasks; some of these free
 interrupts will be used to dispatch the software tasks. An advantage of software
 tasks over hardware tasks is that many tasks can be mapped to a single interrupt
 handler.
 
 Software tasks are also declared using the `task` attribute but the `binds`
-argument must be omitted. To be able to spawn a software task from a context
-the name of the task must appear in the `spawn` argument of the context
-attribute (`init`, `idle`, `task`, etc.).
+argument must be omitted.
 
 The example below showcases three software tasks that run at 2 different
 priorities. The three software tasks are mapped to 2 interrupts handlers.
diff --git a/book/en/src/by-example/timer-queue.md b/book/en/src/by-example/timer-queue.md
index 482aebc1d0..2964175055 100644
--- a/book/en/src/by-example/timer-queue.md
+++ b/book/en/src/by-example/timer-queue.md
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ on the built-in CYCle CouNTer (CYCCNT). Note that this is a 32-bit timer clocked
 at the frequency of the CPU and as such it is not suitable for tracking time
 spans in the order of seconds.
 
-To be able to schedule a software task from a context the name of the task must
-first appear in the `schedule` argument of the context attribute. When
-scheduling a task the (user-defined) `Instant` at which the task should be
+When scheduling a task the (user-defined) `Instant` at which the task should be
 executed must be passed as the first argument of the `schedule` invocation.
 
 Additionally, the chosen `monotonic` timer must be configured and initialized