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@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ Shark 0.8.0 requires:
 * Scala 2.9.3
 * Hive 0.9
 * Spark 0.8.x
-* OpenJDK 7 or Oracle HotSpot JDK 7 or Oracle HotSpot JDK 6u23+
 
 ## For current documentation, see the [Shark Project Wiki](https://github.com/amplab/shark/wiki)