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@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ To build Spark and its example programs, run:
 
 (You do not need to do this if you downloaded a pre-built package.)
 
-You can build Spark using more than one thread by using the -T option with Maven, see ["Parallel builds in Maven 3"](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/Parallel+builds+in+Maven+3).
 More detailed documentation is available from the project site, at
 ["Building Spark"](http://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/building-spark.html).