Removed "Remove any old versions of Django" install instructions.

They are obsolete given the prevalence of pip.

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt b/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
index 09dc888278..9cd52d7a99 100644
--- a/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
@@ -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/