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@@ -47,25 +47,6 @@ Distributed:
 - Minimum 4 CPU cores per VM
 - Minimum 2 NICs for forward nodes
 
-### Prerequisites
-
-If you are running CentOS 7 there are a couple of prerequisites:
-
-```
-sudo yum -y install git bind-utils
-sudo hostnamectl set-hostname YOURHOSTNAME
-sudo reboot
-```
-
-If you are running CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 16.04 and don't have name resolution ensure your `/etc/hosts` file looks like this:
-
-```
-127.0.0.1   YOURHOSTNAME YOURHOSTNAME.localdomain localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
-::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
-```  
-It is imperative that YOURHOSTNAME.localdomain is included in this hosts entry for the install to complete properly.
-
-
 ### Installation
 
 Once you resolve those requirements or are using Ubuntu 16.04 do the following: