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@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ To install the latest development version:
 
     npm install git+https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc.git
 
-**Note**: If you install JSDoc globally, do not use `sudo npm install`. This may
-prevent you from running JSDoc as a normal user. If you cannot install global
-packages without `sudo`, please
-[fix your npm directory permissions](http://howtonode.org/introduction-to-npm).
-
 #### Running JSDoc with Node.js
 
 If you installed JSDoc locally, the JSDoc command-line tool is available in