diff --git a/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_kind.rst b/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_kind.rst
index e46a3980..152ab284 100644
--- a/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_kind.rst
+++ b/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_kind.rst
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Develop on KinD
 ===============
 
-This guide walks you through the process to set up the Edge Orchestrator development environment on KinD
-and deploy ENIC (Edge Node in a Container) to run basic sanity tests. KinD and ENIC is useful to
-validate lifecycle management operations on already provisioned Edge Node.
+This guide walks you through the process of setting up the Edge Orchestrator
+development environment on KinD (Kubernetes in Docker) to run basic sanity
+tests. KinD, along with a virtual Edge Node, is useful for validating
+lifecycle management operations when no physical Edge Node is available.
 
 .. note::
-   ENIC only emulates the real Edge Node and does not cover full Edge Node lifecycle management (from Day0 provisioning).
    To set up developer environment that is closest to the real-world deployment, see :doc:`/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_onprem`.
 
 System Requirements
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ System Requirements
 
 Your development machine must meet the following minimum requirements:
 
-- Recommended Operating System: Ubuntu\* 22.04 Server
+- Recommended Operating System: Ubuntu\* 24.04 Server
 
 - Processor: 16 cores or more
 
@@ -175,50 +175,10 @@ To set up your development environment, follow these steps:
 
     You can now reach the Edge Orchestrator UI at ``https://web-ui.kind.internal``.
 
-#. To deploy, register and provision ENiC:
-
-   * To deploy ENiC run the command below.
-     The first argument defines number of ENiCs you want to deploy.
-     For the second argument choose ``dev`` or ``dev-minimal``, based on the orchestrator profile you selected.
-
-     .. code-block:: bash
-
-        ORCH_ORG=sample-org
-        ORCH_PROJECT=sample-project
-        ORCH_USER=sample-project-onboarding-user
-        ORCH_USER_API=sample-project-api-user
-        mage devUtils:deployEnic 1 dev
-
-   * ENiC Pod(s) will be created and running. You can list ENiC Pods with:
-
-     .. code-block:: bash
-
-        kubectl get pods -n enic
-
-   * To grab ENiC logs use commands from the `ENiC documentation <https://github.com/open-edge-platform/virtual-edge-node/tree/main/edge-node-container#edge-node-logs>`_.
-
-   * At this point ENiC Pod(s) will only be deployed, but won't be registered/onboarded to the Edge Orchestrator or provisioned.
-     To get emulated hardware details (UUID, Serial Number - may be needed for further registration) run:
-
-     .. code-block:: bash
-
-        mage devUtils:getEnicSerialNumber
-        mage devUtils:getEnicUUID
-
-   * If needed, perform automated registration and provisioning. By default, ENiC will provisioned with Ubuntu OS.
-     Note that you will need to repeat these command for all ENiC Pods if you deploy more than one.
-
-     .. code-block:: bash
-
-        ORCH_USER=sample-project-api-user mage devUtils:registerEnic enic-0
-
-        ORCH_USER=sample-project-api-user mage devUtils:provisionEnic enic-0
-
-   * Wait until ENiC is provisioned:
+.. note::
+   If you need a virtual Edge Node for local testing, consider using the `virtual edge node (pico) <https://github.com/open-edge-platform/virtual-edge-node/tree/main/pico>`_ project.
 
-     .. code-block:: bash
 
-        mage devUtils:WaitForEnic
 
 #. To get the Keycloak admin password for accessing Edge Orchestrator services, run:
 
diff --git a/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/index.rst b/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/index.rst
index 91a94037..99ff8f5a 100644
--- a/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/index.rst
+++ b/docs/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/index.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ As a developer you have two options on how to set up your developer environment
 #. :doc:`/developer_guide/set_up_dev_env/dev_env_kind` to deploy a test instance of the Edge Orchestrator
    on the KinD cluster. Choose this option if:
 
-   * You do not need to develop/or test OS provisioning. For testing on KinD you will use `ENiC (Edge Node in a Container) <https://github.com/open-edge-platform/virtual-edge-node/tree/main/edge-node-container>`_
-     that only simulates an Edge Node and does not run OS provisioning steps.
-     However, ENiC is enough to perform basic sanity tests (such as Edge Node statuses, some Day1/Day2 operations, etc.).
+    * You do not need to develop/or test OS provisioning. KinD does not emulate full OS provisioning and is intended
+       to perform basic sanity tests on already provisioned Edge Nodes (such as Edge Node statuses and some Day1/Day2 operations).
 
    * You have limited resources.