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@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ please [file an issue] along with a detailed description.
 This project was generated from [@cjolowicz]'s [Hypermodern Python Cookiecutter] template.
 
 [@cjolowicz]: https://github.com/cjolowicz
-[cookiecutter]: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
 [{{cookiecutter.license.replace("-", " ").lower()}} license]: https://opensource.org/licenses/{{cookiecutter.license}}
 [pypi]: https://pypi.org/
 [hypermodern python cookiecutter]: https://github.com/cjolowicz/cookiecutter-hypermodern-python