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@@ -16,32 +16,6 @@ This repository contains several distinct things related to BrowserID:
   * **the browserid.org website** - the templates, css, and javascript that make up the visible part of browserid.org
   * **the javascript/HTML dialog & include library** - this is include.js and the code that it includes, the bit that someone using browserid will include.
 
-## Quick Start Virtual Machine
-
-We've prepared a VM so you can test/hack/have fun with BrowserID without modifying your local computer (too much). Skip to the next section "Dependencies", for detailed instructions to install this codebase locally, instead of using Vagrant.
-
-1. Install [Vagrant](http://vagrantup.com/docs/getting-started/index.html).
-
-This does add ruby, ruby-gems, and VirtualBox to your local desktop computer. No other software 
-or changes will be made.
-
-2. Boot up the VM:
-
-```
-cd browserid
-vagrant up
-vagrant ssh
-npm start
-```
-
-`vagrant up` will take a while. Go get a cup of coffee. This is because it downloads the 500MB VM.
-
-You can now browse to http://localhost:10001 and http://localhost:10002.
-
-Any changes to the source code on your local computer are immediately mirrored in the VM.
-
-Handy for dev and QA tasks, but if you want to install from scratch...
-
 ## Dependencies
 
 Here's the software you'll need installed:
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-Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
-
-    config.vm.box = "browserid_3.box"
-    config.vm.box_url = "http://people.mozilla.org/~aking/browserid/browserid_3.box"
-
-    #                      name      vagrant  desktop
-    config.vm.forward_port("readme",   10000, 10000)
-    config.vm.forward_port("verifier", 10001, 10001)
-    config.vm.forward_port("server",   10002, 10002)
-
-
-
-    # Increase vagrant's patience during hang-y CentOS bootup
-    # see: https://github.com/jedi4ever/veewee/issues/14
-    config.ssh.max_tries = 50
-    config.ssh.timeout   = 300
-
-    # nfs needs to be explicitly enabled to run.
-
-    config.vm.share_folder("v-root", "/home/vagrant/browserid", ".")
-
-    # Add to /etc/hosts: 33.33.33.27 dev.browserid.org
-    config.vm.network "33.33.33.27"
-
-end