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@@ -158,19 +158,6 @@ And now we are ready to start our node and single cluster:
 ./elasticsearch
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-=== Installation with Homebrew
-
-On macOS, Elasticsearch can also be installed via https://brew.sh[Homebrew]:
-
-["source","sh"]
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-brew install elasticsearch
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-
-If installation succeeds, Homebrew will finish by saying that you can start Elasticsearch by entering
-`elasticsearch`. Do that now. The expected response is described below, under <<successfully-running-node>>.
-
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 === Installation example with MSI Windows Installer