diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9b79ec016b..e4f1f63582 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ this command from the command prompt:
 
     python setup.py install
 
-Note this requires a working Internet connection if you don't already have the
-Python utility "setuptools" installed.
-
 AS AN ALTERNATIVE, you can just copy the entire "django" directory to Python's
 site-packages directory, which is located wherever your Python installation
 lives. Some places you might check are:
@@ -16,7 +13,4 @@ lives. Some places you might check are:
     /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages (Unix, Python 2.3)
     C:\\PYTHON\site-packages         (Windows)
 
-This second solution does not require a working Internet connection; it
-bypasses "setuptools" entirely.
-
 For more detailed instructions, see docs/intro/install.txt.