diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
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@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ node-gyp is required to build some of our native npm packages (such as [keytar](
 * **MacOS:** Xcode and Xcode Command Line Tools (Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads)
 * **Windows:** Visual Studio 2015 or [Visual C++ Build Tools](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126)
   * Run `npm config set msvs_version 2015` after installing the build tools
-* Run `npm install -g node-gyp`
 
-*Windows only*: Let python install into the default suggested path (`c:\Python27`), don't try to move it into Program Files and *let it add python.exe to the path* or else you'll have to configure node-gyp manually with the path.
+*Windows only*: Let python install into the default suggested path (`c:\Python27`), don't try to move it into Program Files or else you'll have to configure node-gyp manually with the path.
 
 ## Building