diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.rst b/docs/INSTALL.rst
index 7562249..ceb4675 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
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 -  ``python`` >= 2.6
--  ``libcrypto``
 -  ``libsqlite3``
 -  ``libcrypto++``
 -  ``pkg-config``
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@
    In a terminal, enter::
 
        sudo apt-get install build-essential
-       sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev
+       sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev
 
        # For Ubuntu 12.04
        sudo apt-get install libboost1.48-all-dev
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
    In a terminal, enter::
 
        sudo yum install gcc-g++ git
-       sudo yum install openssl-devel sqlite-devel cryptopp-devel boost-devel
+       sudo yum install sqlite-devel cryptopp-devel boost-devel
 
 Optional:
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