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@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ git clone https://github.com/intel/openfl.git
 python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
 cd openfl/
 python -m pip install .
-```
-Sanity checkpoint for successful OpenFL installation
-```bash
 python -c "import openfl; print('Successfully installed OpenFL v{}'.format(openfl.__version__))"
 ```
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