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@@ -89,19 +89,12 @@ Once you're ready, it is time to :doc:`install the new Django version
</topics/install>`. If you are using virtualenv_ and it is a major upgrade, you
might want to set up a new environment with all the dependencies first.
-Exactly which steps you will need to take depends on your installation process.
-The most convenient way is to use pip_ with the ``--upgrade`` or ``-U`` flag:
+If you installed Django with pip_, you can use the ``--upgrade`` or ``-U`` flag:
.. console::
$ pip install -U Django
-pip_ also automatically uninstalls the previous version of Django.
-
-If you use some other installation process, you might have to manually
-:ref:`uninstall the old Django version <removing-old-versions-of-django>` and
-should look at the complete installation instructions.
-
.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/
.. _virtualenv: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/