diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ For change proposals, see [Proposing Changes To Go](https://github.com/golang/pr
 
 Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) before sending patches.
 
-**We do not accept GitHub pull requests**
-(we use [an instance](https://go-review.googlesource.com/) of the
-[Gerrit](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) code review system instead).
-Also, please do not post patches on the issue tracker.
-
 Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under
 the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file.