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@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ pointing pip to a path or URL.
 # download best-matching version of specific model for your spaCy installation
 python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
 
-# out-of-the-box: download best-matching default model
-python -m spacy download en
-
 # pip install .tar.gz archive from path or URL
 pip install /Users/you/en_core_web_sm-2.2.0.tar.gz
 pip install https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download/en_core_web_sm-2.2.0/en_core_web_sm-2.2.0.tar.gz