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@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.
 
 ## Building
 
-* [FreeBSD](./docs/build-instructions/freebsd.md)
 * [Linux](https://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/hacking-on-atom-core/#platform-linux)
 * [macOS](https://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/hacking-on-atom-core/#platform-mac)
 * [Windows](https://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/hacking-on-atom-core/#platform-windows)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
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@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Most of the Atom user and developer documentation is contained in the [Atom Flig
 
 Instructions for building Atom on various platforms from source.
 
-* [FreeBSD](./build-instructions/freebsd.md)
 * Moved to [the Flight Manual](https://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/hacking-on-atom-core/)
     * Linux
     * macOS
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-# FreeBSD
-
-FreeBSD -RELEASE 64-bit is the recommended platform.
-
-## Requirements
-
-* FreeBSD
-* `pkg install node`
-* `pkg install npm`
-* `pkg install libgnome-keyring`
-* `npm config set python /usr/local/bin/python2 -g` to ensure that gyp uses Python 2
-
-## Instructions
-
-```sh
-git clone https://github.com/atom/atom
-cd atom
-script/build
-```