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@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ In order to execute code submissions using Docker, source code files are written
 - create production configuration files (*database.production.yml*, …)
 - customize *config/deploy/production.rb* if you want to deploy using [Capistrano](http://capistranorb.com/)
 
-The application is compatible with MRI and JRuby. Due to superior parallelism, we recommend using JRuby.
 
 ## Useful service maintenance commands