diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/ratelimit_throttled.html b/r2/r2/templates/ratelimit_throttled.html
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--- a/r2/r2/templates/ratelimit_throttled.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/ratelimit_throttled.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ recently.</p>
 to discuss easier ways to get the data you want, please contact us
 any of the following ways.</p>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=reddit-ratelimit">#reddit-ratelimit on freenode</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/reddit-dev">the reddit-dev google group</a></li>
 <li><a href="mailto:ratelimit@reddit.com">ratelimit@reddit.com</a></li>
 </ul>