diff --git a/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst b/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
index 95b8b78c0..59e5cd3dd 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
@@ -4,31 +4,11 @@
 Cantera Compilation Guide
 *************************
 
-.. toctree::
-   :hidden:
+This guide contains instructions for compiling Cantera on supported operating
+systems and provides some detail of the possible configuration options.
 
-   SCons Configuration Options <configuring>
-
-This guide contains instructions for compiling Cantera on the following
-operating systems:
-
-* :ref:`sec-linux`
-
-  * :ref:`sec-ubuntu-debian-reqs`
-  * :ref:`sec-fedora-reqs`
-  * :ref:`sec-opensuse-reqs`
-
-* :ref:`sec-windows`
-
-  * :ref:`sec-windows-reqs`
-
-* :ref:`sec-osx`
-
-  * :ref:`sec-mac-os-reqs`
-
-In addition to the above operating systems, Cantera should work on any
-Unix-like system where the necessary prerequisites are available, but some
-additional configuration may be required.
+.. contents::
+   :local:
 
 .. _sec-installation-reqs:
 
@@ -63,6 +43,10 @@ General Notes
 * Users of other distributions should install the equivalent packages, which
   may have slightly different names.
 
+* In addition to the below operating systems, Cantera should work on any
+  Unix-like system where the necessary prerequisites are available, but some
+  additional configuration may be required.
+
 .. _sec-ubuntu-debian-reqs:
 
 Ubuntu & Debian
@@ -346,10 +330,10 @@ Windows Requirements
 
       where ``YY`` is a two digit year and ``n`` is either ``a`` or ``b``/Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app
 
-.. _sec-osx:
+.. _sec-macos:
 
-OS X
-----
+OS X & macOS
+------------
 
 General Notes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -562,6 +546,14 @@ Common Options
 Windows Only Options
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+.. note::
+
+    The ``cantera.conf`` file uses the backslash character ``\`` as an escape
+    character. When modifying this file, backslashes in paths need to be escaped
+    like this: ``boost_inc_dir = 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\boost\\include'``
+    This does not apply to paths specified on the command line. Alternatively,
+    you can use forward slashes (``/``) in paths.
+
 * In Windows there aren't any proper default locations for many of the packages
   that Cantera depends on, so you will need to specify these paths explicitly.
 
@@ -573,14 +565,6 @@ Windows Only Options
   Studio compiler. If you aren't building the Python module, you can override
   this with the configuration options ``target_arch`` and ``msvc_version``.
 
-.. note::
-
-    The ``cantera.conf`` file uses the backslash character ``\`` as an escape
-    character. When modifying this file, backslashes in paths need to be escaped
-    like this: ``boost_inc_dir = 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\boost\\include'``
-    This does not apply to paths specified on the command line. Alternatively,
-    you can use forward slashes (``/``) in paths.
-
 * To compile with MinGW, specify the :ref:`toolchain <toolchain>` option::
 
     toolchain=mingw