diff --git a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
index b25bfbd271f..f6248cdcb1e 100644
--- a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
@@ -108,30 +108,29 @@ expected size, or that particular members appear at the right offset.
 Include files
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-You should follow this ordering in U-Boot. The common.h header (which is going
-away at some point) should always be first, followed by other headers in order,
-then headers with directories, then local files:
+You should follow this ordering in U-Boot. In all cases, they should be listed
+in alphabetical order. First comes headers which are located directly in our
+top-level include diretory. This excludes the common.h header file which is to
+be removed. Second are headers within subdirectories, Finally directory-local
+includes should be listed. See this example:
 
 .. code-block:: C
 
-   #include <common.h>
    #include <bootstage.h>
    #include <dm.h>
    #include <others.h>
    #include <asm/...>
-   #include <arm/arch/...>
+   #include <asm/arch/...>
    #include <dm/device_compat.h>
    #include <linux/...>
    #include "local.h"
 
-Within that order, sort your includes.
-
-It is important to include common.h first since it provides basic features used
-by most files, e.g. CONFIG options.
-
 For files that need to be compiled for the host (e.g. tools), you need to use
-``#ifndef USE_HOSTCC`` to avoid including common.h since it includes a lot of
-internal U-Boot things. See common/image.c for an example.
+``#ifndef USE_HOSTCC`` to avoid including U-Boot specific include files. See
+common/image.c for an example.
+
+If you encounter code which still uses <common.h> a patch to remove that and
+replace it with any required include files directly is much appreciated.
 
 If your file uses driver model, include <dm.h> in the C file. Do not include
 dm.h in a header file. Try to use forward declarations (e.g. ``struct