diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ ticket here: https://code.djangoproject.com/newticket
 
 To get more help:
 
-* Join the ``#django`` channel on irc.freenode.net. Lots of helpful people hang out
-  there. Read the archives at https://botbot.me/freenode/django/. See
-  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial if you're new to IRC.
+* Join the ``#django`` channel on irc.freenode.net. Lots of helpful people hang
+  out there. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial if you're
+  new to IRC.
 
 * Join the django-users mailing list, or read the archives, at
   https://groups.google.com/group/django-users.
diff --git a/docs/index.txt b/docs/index.txt
index 6ab9fdb4c53..31a641e1687 100644
--- a/docs/index.txt
+++ b/docs/index.txt
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@ Having trouble? We'd like to help!
 * Search for information in the archives of the |django-users| mailing list, or
   `post a question`_.
 
-* Ask a question in the `#django IRC channel`_, or search the `IRC logs`_ to see
-  if it's been asked before.
+* Ask a question in the `#django IRC channel`_.
 
 * Report bugs with Django in our `ticket tracker`_.
 
 .. _archives: https://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
 .. _post a question: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/django-users
 .. _#django IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/django
-.. _IRC logs: https://botbot.me/freenode/django/
 .. _ticket tracker: https://code.djangoproject.com/
 
 How the documentation is organized