diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d273d37..bade66d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ packages:
   apt-get install python2.4 python-cherrypy postgresql-8.1 \
           postgresql-contrib-8.1 python-psycopg2 python-simplejson python-tz
 
-Note: If you're using Debian Etch, you will need to get PostgreSQL 8.1 from
-another source such as http://backports.org as 8.1 is not present in Etch.
-
 
 database setup
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