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@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ uBlock Origin is **NOT** an "ad blocker": [it is a wide-spectrum blocker](https:
 
 * [Documentation](#documentation)
 * [Purpose & General Info](#philosophy)
-* [Performance and Efficiency](#performance)
-  * [Memory](#memory)
-  * [CPU](#cpu)
-  * [Blocking](#blocking)
-  * [Quick tests](#quick-tests)
 * [Installation](#installation)
   * [Chromium](#chromium)
   * [Firefox](#firefox--firefox-for-android)
@@ -76,40 +71,6 @@ _EasyList_, _Peter Lowe's Adservers_, _EasyPrivacy_ and _Malware domains_ are en
 
 Once you install uBlock Origin, you may easily un-select any of the pre-selected filter lists if you think uBlock Origin blocks too much. For reference, Adblock Plus installs with only _EasyList_ enabled by default.
 
-## Performance
-
-#### Memory
-
-<div align="center">
-On average, uBlock Origin does make your browser run leaner. <sup>[1]</sup><br><br>
-
-Chromium<br>
-<img src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/10074141/15f04128-629c-11e5-9155-177fd4909083.png" /><br><br>
-
-Firefox<br>
-<img src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/10074130/0577118c-629c-11e5-9902-bf367c6a96c3.png" /><br><br>
-
-</div>
-
-<sup>[1] Details of the benchmark available at <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Firefox-version:-benchmarking-memory-footprint">Firefox version: benchmarking memory footprint</a>.</sup><br>
-
-#### CPU
-
-<p align="center">
-uBlock Origin is also easy on the CPU<br>
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/cpu-usage-overall-chart-20141226.png" /><br>
-<sup>Details of the benchmark available in <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/doc/benchmarks/cpu-usage-overall-20141226.ods">this LibreOffice spreadsheet</a>.</sup>
-</p>
-
-#### Blocking
-
-<p align="center">
-Being lean and efficient doesn't mean blocking less<br>
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/privex-201502-16.png" /><br>
-<sup>For details of benchmark, see 
-<a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-and-others%3A-Blocking-ads%2C-trackers%2C-malwares">uBlock Origin and others: Blocking ads, trackers, malwares</a>.
-</p>
-
 ## Installation
 
 Feel free to read [about the extension's required permissions](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Permissions).