diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 811f47c71..2df780982 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ To install the lint checkers on Debian-based Linux distributions:
    sudo apt-get install oclint
    sudo apt-get install cppcheck
 
-Installing the Reformatting Tools
+Installing the Formatting Tools
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 Mac OS X:
@@ -362,15 +362,7 @@ Debian-based:
 
 ::
 
-   apt-cache search clang-format
-
-Above will list all the versions available. Pick the newest one
-available (3.9 for Ubuntu 16.10 as I write this) and install it:
-
-::
-
-   sudo apt-get install clang-format-3.9
-   sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-format-3.9 /usr/bin/clang-format
+   sudo apt-get install clang-format
 
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