diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40655ee91..183b9fbb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config.status
 config.sub
 configure
 depcomp
+INSTALL
 install-sh
 missing
 src/.deps
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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index cd9fb1832..000000000
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-INSTALL
-
-Please see README.md for installation instructions.
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