diff --git a/pep-0668.rst b/pep-0668.rst
index db17095b0..32d5c53d1 100644
--- a/pep-0668.rst
+++ b/pep-0668.rst
@@ -659,18 +659,14 @@ on Debian) depends on pipx.
 
 .. _pipx: https://github.com/pypa/pipx
 
-Remove the marker file in container images
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+Keep the marker file in container images
+----------------------------------------
 
 Distros that produce official images for single-application containers
-(e.g., Docker container images) should remove the
+(e.g., Docker container images) should keep the
 ``EXTERNALLY-MANAGED`` file, preferably in a way that makes it not
-come back if a user of that image installs package updates inside
-their image (think ``RUN apt-get dist-upgrade``). On dpkg-based
-systems, using ``dpkg-divert --local`` to persistently rename the file
-would work. On other systems, there may need to be some configuration
-flag available to a post-install script to re-remove the
-``EXTERNALLY-MANAGED`` file.
+go away if a user of that image installs package updates inside
+their image (think ``RUN apt-get dist-upgrade``).
 
 Create separate distro and local directories
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