diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index 88b9dc018e..0a0c1271c4 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ supplemental files to mark section titles -->
 <!ENTITY reftitle.examples     '<title>Examples</title>'>
 <!ENTITY reftitle.seealso      '<title>See Also</title>'>
 
+<!ENTITY note.pecl-php5 '<note><simpara>
+This exentsion has been removed as of PHP 5 and moved to the
+<ulink url="&url.pecl">PECL</ulink> repository.
+</simpara></note>'>
+
 <!-- Common pieces for reference part END -->
 
 
diff --git a/reference/crack/reference.xml b/reference/crack/reference.xml
index c52dc4d4ae..495915c3dd 100644
--- a/reference/crack/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/crack/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.crack">
   <title>Crack functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Crack</titleabbrev>
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@
      specified CrackLib dictionary.  CrackLib will also give helpful diagnostic
      messages that will help 'strengthen' the password.
     </para>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      This extension has been removed from <literal>PHP</literal> as of
-      PHP 5.0 and moved to the <ulink url="&url.pecl.package;crack">PECL
-      </ulink> repository.
-     </para>
-    </note>
+    &note.pecl-php5;
    </section>
 
    <section id="crack.requirements">
diff --git a/reference/dbm/reference.xml b/reference/dbm/reference.xml
index ee8857f52d..2afe877ed6 100644
--- a/reference/dbm/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/dbm/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.dbm">
   <title>DBM Functions [deprecated]</title>
   <titleabbrev>DBM</titleabbrev>
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@
       instead.
      </para>
     </note>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      This extension has been removed from <literal>PHP</literal> as of
-      PHP 5.0 and moved to the PECL repository.
-     </para>
-    </note>
+    &note.pecl-php5;
    </section>
    
    <section id="dbm.required">
diff --git a/reference/mcal/reference.xml b/reference/mcal/reference.xml
index 1b695a8b9e..2d98b9c294 100644
--- a/reference/mcal/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/mcal/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.mcal">
   <title>MCAL functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>MCAL</titleabbrev>
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@
      for setting, initializing, and retrieving the event structure
      values.
     </para>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      This extension has been removed from <literal>PHP</literal> as of
-      PHP 5.0 and moved to the PECL repository.
-     </para>
-    </note>
+    &note.pecl-php5;
     <note>
      <para>
       PHP had an ICAP extension previously, but the original library
diff --git a/reference/notes/reference.xml b/reference/notes/reference.xml
index 4067538f9b..36bd33aa9a 100644
--- a/reference/notes/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/notes/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.notes">
   <title>Lotus Notes functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Lotus Notes</titleabbrev>
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@
    <section id="notes.intro">
     &reftitle.intro;
     &warn.experimental;
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      This extension has been removed from <literal>PHP</literal> as of
-      PHP 5.0 and moved to the <ulink url="&url.pecl.package;notes">PECL
-      </ulink> repository.
-     </para>
-    </note>
+    &note.pecl-php5;
    </section>
   </partintro>
 
diff --git a/reference/qtdom/reference.xml b/reference/qtdom/reference.xml
index 239b970b63..595c6c5e33 100644
--- a/reference/qtdom/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/qtdom/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.qtdom">
   <title>qtdom functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>qtdom</titleabbrev>
@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@
    &warn.experimental;
    </para>
    &note.no-windows.extension;
-   <note>
-    <para>
-     This extension has been removed from <literal>PHP</literal> as of
-     PHP 5.0 and moved to the PECL repository.
-    </para>
-   </note>
+   &note.pecl-php5;
 
    <section id="qtdom.requirements">
     &reftitle.required;