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@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ If you have an I2P router running on the same machine that is all you need to do
 
 [Default I2CP port]\: `7654`
 
-If you do not have an I2P router, pass the following switch to the Java process: `-DembeddedRouter=true`.  This will launch MuWire's embedded router.  Be aware that this causes startup to take a lot longer.
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 ### GPG Fingerprint
 
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