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@@ -30,20 +30,6 @@ The following steps should help you (re)build TextSecure from the command line.
 
         ./gradlew build
 
-Re-building native components
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-
-Note: This step is optional; native components are contained as binaries (see [libaxolotl/libs](libaxolotl/libs)).
-
-1. Ensure that the Android NDK is installed.
-
-Execute ndk-build:
-
-    cd libaxolotl
-    ndk-build
-
-Afterwards, execute Gradle as above to re-create the APK.
-
 Setting up a development environment
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