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@@ -5,32 +5,6 @@ phase three of the 'Filling the Digital Preservation Gap' project of the Jisc Re
 
 This application is currently in development.
 
-## Installation
-
-Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
-
-```ruby
-gem 'researchdatayork', :git => 'git://github.com/digital-york/researchdatayork.git', branch: 'master'
-```
-
-And then execute:
-
-    $ bundle install
-
-Or install it yourself as:
-
-    $ gem install dlibhydra
-
-## Usage
-
-TODO: Write usage instructions here
-
-## Development
-
-After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
-
-To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release` to create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
-
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/researchdatayork/fork )