--- a/specs/stx-jv.rbspec	Wed Aug 26 11:54:50 2020 +0100
+++ b/specs/stx-jv.rbspec	Wed Nov 04 11:10:18 2020 +0000
@@ -187,13 +187,20 @@
   package "stx:libjava/experiments"
   #package "stx:libjava/examples" :link => false
 
-  # VDB
+  # VDB support
   package 'stx:goodies/magritte', :repository => :'exept:public', :link => false
   package 'stx:goodies/announcements', :repository => :'exept:public'
-  package 'jv:libgdbs', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
-  package 'jv:libgdbs/tests', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
-  package 'jv:vdb', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
-  package 'jv:vdb/plugins/bee', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
+
+  # VDB itself.
+  #
+  # We no longer ship VDB as part of St/X - few people used it and those who did/will
+  # are also those who may want to develop it. So, to make use-and-improve story
+  # simpler, let them to check it out manually.
+  #
+  #package 'jv:libgdbs', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
+  #package 'jv:libgdbs/tests', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
+  #package 'jv:vdb', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
+  #package 'jv:vdb/plugins/bee', :repository => :'jv-branch:public', :link => false
 
 
   # Smalltalk/X IDE