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@@ -555,26 +555,6 @@
 This section demonstrates how to install Git on a FreeBSD system and use it to create a local copy of a FreeBSD repository.
 Additional information on the use of Git is included.
 
-[[git-ssl-certificates]]
-=== Root SSL Certificates
-
-FreeBSD systems older than 12._x_ do not have proper root certificates.
-Installing package:security/ca_root_nss[] on these systems allows Git to verify the identity of HTTPS repository servers.
-The root SSL certificates can be installed from a port:
-
-[source,shell]
-....
-# cd /usr/ports/security/ca_root_nss
-# make install clean
-....
-
-or as a package:
-
-[source,shell]
-....
-# pkg install ca_root_nss
-....
-
 [[git-install]]
 === Installation
 
@@ -784,13 +764,6 @@
 
 This section demonstrates how to install Subversion on a FreeBSD system and use it to create a local copy of a FreeBSD repository. Additional information on the use of Subversion is included.
 
-[[svn-ssl-certificates]]
-=== Root SSL Certificates
-
-FreeBSD systems older than 12._x_ do not have proper root certificates.
-Those certificates allow Subversion to verify the identity of HTTPS repository servers.
-Installation instructions are described in <<git-ssl-certificates>>.
-
 [[svn-svnlite]]
 === Svnlite