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@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ particularly when combined with IPython.  For the power user, you have full
 control of line styles, font properties, axes properties, etc, via an object
 oriented interface or via a set of functions familiar to MATLAB users.
 
-Installation
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-
-Visit the :doc:`Matplotlib installation instructions <users/installing>`.
-
 Documentation
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