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@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Use the [installation instructions in the Hugo documentation](https://gohugo.io/
 1. Make sure your local environment has the following software installed:
 
     * [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
-    * [Mercurial](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/)
     * [Go][] 1.5+
 
 2. [Fork the Hugo project on GitHub](https://github.com/spf13/hugo).
diff --git a/docs/content/overview/installing.md b/docs/content/overview/installing.md
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@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ placed in your `PATH`.
 ### Prerequisite tools for downloading and building source code
 
 * [Git](http://git-scm.com/)
-* [Mercurial](http://mercurial.selenic.com/)
 * [Go][] 1.3+ (Go 1.4+ on Windows, see Go [Issue #8090](https://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=8090))
 
 ### Get directly from GitHub