diff --git a/content/riak/kv/2.2.3/setup/installing/mac-osx.md b/content/riak/kv/2.2.3/setup/installing/mac-osx.md index 2ee3c8cb2c..2cabaa2858 100644 --- a/content/riak/kv/2.2.3/setup/installing/mac-osx.md +++ b/content/riak/kv/2.2.3/setup/installing/mac-osx.md @@ -50,42 +50,6 @@ tar xzvf riak-2.2.3-osx-x86_64.tar.gz After the release is untarred, you will be able to `cd` into the `riak` directory and execute `bin/riak start` to start the Riak node. -## Homebrew - -{{% note title="Warning: Homebrew not always up to date" %}} -Homebrew's Riak recipe is community supported, and thus is not always up to -date with the latest Riak package. Please ensure that the current recipe is -using the latest supported code (and don't be afraid to update it if it's -not). -{{% /note %}} - -Installing Riak 2.0 with [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) is easy: - -```bash -brew install --devrel riak -``` - -By default, this will place a `2.2.3` folder in -`/usr/local/Cellar/riak`. - -Be aware that you will most likely see the following message after -running `brew install`: - -``` -Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully -The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local - -You can try again using: - brew link riak -``` - -We do not recommend using `brew link` with Riak. Instead, we recommend -either copying that directory to a desired location on your machine, -aliasing the executables in the `/bin` directory, or interacting with -the Riak installation directory via environment variables. - -**Note**: Homebrew will install Erlang if you don't have it already. - ## Installing From Source You must have Xcode tools installed from [Apple's Developer