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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Installation
 ------------
 
 Kallithea requires Python_ 2.7 and it is recommended to install it in a
-virtualenv_. Official releases of Kallithea can be installed with::
+virtualenv. Official releases of Kallithea can be installed with::
 
     pip install kallithea
 
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ database from RhodeCode to Kallithea, be
 of Kallithea.
 
 
-.. _virtualenv: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv
 .. _Python: http://www.python.org/
 .. _Sphinx: http://sphinx.pocoo.org/
 .. _Mercurial: http://mercurial.selenic.com/