diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
index 257de44..8fbbabb 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@
 using a different layer where that metadata might be common across
 several pieces of hardware.
 
-Many layers exist that work in the Yocto Project development environment. The
-:yocto_home:`Yocto Project Curated Layer Index </software-overview/layers/>`
-and :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded Layer Index <>` both contain layers from
-which you can use or leverage.
+Many layers exist that work in the Yocto Project development
+environment. The `Yocto Project Curated Layer
+Index <https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-overview/layers/>`__
+and `OpenEmbedded Layer
+Index <http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/>`__
+both contain layers from which you can use or leverage.
 
 By convention, layers in the Yocto Project follow a specific form.
 Conforming to a known structure allows BitBake to make assumptions
@@ -378,11 +380,13 @@
 
 -  *Metadata (.bb + Patches):* Software layers containing
    user-supplied recipe files, patches, and append files. A good example
-   of a software layer might be the :oe_layer:`meta-qt5 layer </meta-qt5>`
-   from the :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded Layer Index <>`. This layer is for
-   version 5.0 of the popular `Qt <https://wiki.qt.io/About_Qt>`__
-   cross-platform application development framework for desktop, embedded and
-   mobile.
+   of a software layer might be the
+   `meta-qt5 layer <https://github.com/meta-qt5/meta-qt5>`__ from
+   the `OpenEmbedded Layer
+   Index <http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/>`__.
+   This layer is for version 5.0 of the popular
+   `Qt <https://wiki.qt.io/About_Qt>`__ cross-platform application
+   development framework for desktop, embedded and mobile.
 
 -  *Machine BSP Configuration:* Board Support Package (BSP) layers (i.e.
    "BSP Layer" in the following figure) providing machine-specific
@@ -2092,8 +2096,10 @@
 the BitBake keyword/variable flag that requests a fake root environment
 for a task.
 
-In the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`, the program that implements
-fakeroot is known as :yocto_home:`Pseudo </software-item/pseudo/>`. Pseudo
+In the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`,
+the program that
+implements fakeroot is known as
+`Pseudo <https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-item/pseudo/>`__. Pseudo
 overrides system calls by using the environment variable ``LD_PRELOAD``,
 which results in the illusion of running as root. To keep track of
 "fake" file ownership and permissions resulting from operations that
diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
index 011a479..9a2997d 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 Microsoft Corporation.
 
 Wikipedia has a good historical description of the Open Source
-Philosophy `here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source>`__. You can
+Philosophy `here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source>`__. You can
 also find helpful information on how to participate in the Linux
 Community
 `here <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/index.html>`__.
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 practices or methods that help development run smoothly. The following
 list describes some of these practices. For more information about Git
 workflows, see the workflow topics in the `Git Community
-Book <https://book.git-scm.com>`__.
+Book <http://book.git-scm.com>`__.
 
 -  *Make Small Changes:* It is best to keep the changes you commit small
    as compared to bundling many disparate changes into a single commit.
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@
 .. note::
 
    -  For more information on Git, see
-      https://git-scm.com/documentation.
+      http://git-scm.com/documentation.
 
    -  If you need to download Git, it is recommended that you add Git to
       your system through your distribution's "software store" (e.g. for
       Ubuntu, use the Ubuntu Software feature). For the Git download
-      page, see https://git-scm.com/download.
+      page, see http://git-scm.com/download.
 
    -  For information beyond the introductory nature in this section,
       see the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:locating yocto project source files`"
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 you understand the basic philosophy behind Git. You do not have to be an
 expert in Git to be functional. A good place to look for instruction on
 a minimal set of Git commands is
-`here <https://git-scm.com/documentation>`__.
+`here <http://git-scm.com/documentation>`__.
 
 The following list of Git commands briefly describes some basic Git
 operations as a way to get started. As with any set of commands, this
@@ -614,10 +614,10 @@
 this history, you can find basic information here:
 
 -  `Open source license
-   history <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_license>`__
+   history <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_license>`__
 
 -  `Free software license
-   history <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_license>`__
+   history <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_license>`__
 
 In general, the Yocto Project is broadly licensed under the
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) License. MIT licensing
@@ -626,9 +626,9 @@
 the GNU General Public License (GPL). Patches to the Yocto Project
 follow the upstream licensing scheme. You can find information on the
 MIT license
-`here <https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>`__. You can
+`here <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>`__. You can
 find information on the GNU GPL
-`here <https://www.opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-3.0>`__.
+`here <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-3.0>`__.
 
 When you build an image using the Yocto Project, the build process uses
 a known list of licenses to ensure compliance. You can find this list in
@@ -646,11 +646,11 @@
 
 The base list of licenses used by the build process is a combination of
 the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) list and the Open Source
-Initiative (OSI) projects. `SPDX Group <https://spdx.org>`__ is a working
+Initiative (OSI) projects. `SPDX Group <http://spdx.org>`__ is a working
 group of the Linux Foundation that maintains a specification for a
 standard format for communicating the components, licenses, and
 copyrights associated with a software package.
-`OSI <https://opensource.org>`__ is a corporation dedicated to the Open
+`OSI <http://opensource.org>`__ is a corporation dedicated to the Open
 Source Definition and the effort for reviewing and approving licenses
 that conform to the Open Source Definition (OSD).
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
index 0ec7e2b..66a88c9 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@
 
    -  Familiarize yourself with the `Yocto Project curated layer
       index <https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-overview/layers/>`__
-      or the :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded layer index <>`.
+      or the `OpenEmbedded layer
+      index <http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/>`__.
       The latter contains more layers but they are less universally
       validated.
 
@@ -363,12 +364,13 @@
    versions available for Yocto Project. The main purpose of the system
    is to help you manage the recipes you maintain and to offer a dynamic
    overview of the project. The Recipe Reporting System is built on top
-   of the :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded Layer Index <>`, which
+   of the `OpenEmbedded Layer
+   Index <http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/layers/>`__, which
    is a website that indexes OpenEmbedded-Core layers.
 
 -  *Patchwork:* `Patchwork <http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/>`__
    is a fork of a project originally started by
-   `OzLabs <https://ozlabs.org/>`__. The project is a web-based tracking
+   `OzLabs <http://ozlabs.org/>`__. The project is a web-based tracking
    system designed to streamline the process of bringing contributions
    into a project. The Yocto Project uses Patchwork as an organizational
    tool to handle patches, which number in the thousands for every
@@ -400,7 +402,7 @@
 
    Historically, cross-prelink is a variant of prelink, which was
    conceived by `Jakub
-   Jelínek <https://people.redhat.com/jakub/prelink.pdf>`__ a number of
+   Jelínek <http://people.redhat.com/jakub/prelink.pdf>`__ a number of
    years ago. Both prelink and cross-prelink are maintained in the same
    repository albeit on separate branches. By providing an emulated
    runtime dynamic linker (i.e. ``glibc``-derived ``ld.so`` emulation),
@@ -529,7 +531,8 @@
    Debian Package (dpkg) in operation.
 
    Opkg is intended for use on embedded Linux devices and is used in
-   this capacity in the :oe_home:`OpenEmbedded <>` and
+   this capacity in the
+   `OpenEmbedded <http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Main_Page>`__ and
    `OpenWrt <https://openwrt.org/>`__ projects, as well as the Yocto
    Project.