diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b461466..16082e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Building iperf3
 ---------------
 
 ### Prerequisites: ###
-  * libuuid: this is not installed by default for Debian/Ubuntu Systems
-             to install: `apt-get install uuid-dev`
+
+None.
 
 ### Building ###
 
diff --git a/docs/building.rst b/docs/building.rst
index fc9bb93..6f6dab1 100644
--- a/docs/building.rst
+++ b/docs/building.rst
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ Prerequisites
 -------------
 
 iperf3 requires few (if any) dependencies on common operating
-systems.  The only known prerequesites are listed here.
-
-* ``libuuid``:  ``libuuid`` is not installed by default on Debian /
-  Ubuntu Linux systems.  To install this, use this command before
-  building iperf3:
-
-  ``apt-get install uuid-dev``
+systems.  The only known prerequisites are listed here.
 
 Building
 --------