diff --git a/STYLEGUIDE.md b/STYLEGUIDE.md
index 010de8e419b5c..676b007a6629e 100644
--- a/STYLEGUIDE.md
+++ b/STYLEGUIDE.md
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ Angular modules are defined using a custom require module named `ui/modules`. It
 var app = require('ui/modules').get('app/namespace');
 ```
 
-`app` above is a reference to an Angular module, and can be used to define controllers, providers and anything else used in Angular.
+`app` above is a reference to an Angular module, and can be used to define controllers, providers and anything else used in Angular. While you can use this module to create/get any module with ui/modules, we generally use the "kibana" module for everything.
 
 ### Private modules
 
@@ -838,6 +838,8 @@ app.controller('myController', function($scope, otherDeps, Private) {
 });
 ```
 
+*Use `Private` modules for everything except directives, filters, and controllers.*
+
 ### Promises
 
 A more robust version of Angular's `$q` service is available as `Promise`. It can be used in the same way as `$q`, but it comes packaged with several utility methods that provide many of the same useful utilities as Bluebird.
diff --git a/src/ui/public/modules.js b/src/ui/public/modules.js
index 6e90f8fa5bcf0..d0b4c42f19b9b 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/modules.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/modules.js
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
  * Private modules are able to find any dependency, since they are injected using the
  * "kibana" module's injector.
  *
- * RECOMMENDATIONS:
- *  - just use the "kibana" module for everything
- *  - rely on js modules for modularity
- *  - use Private modules for everything except directives and filters
- *
  */
 define(function (require) {
   var angular = require('angular');