diff --git a/doc/GettingStarted.md b/doc/GettingStarted.md
index 184b08aa186..f590371022f 100644
--- a/doc/GettingStarted.md
+++ b/doc/GettingStarted.md
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
     - python-mysqldb
     - libssl-dev
     - g++
-    - mercurial
     - git
     - pkg-config
     - bison
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
     These can be installed with the following apt-get command:
 
     ``` sh
-    $ sudo apt-get install make automake libtool python-dev python-virtualenv python-mysqldb libssl-dev g++ mercurial git pkg-config bison curl unzip
+    $ sudo apt-get install make automake libtool python-dev python-virtualenv python-mysqldb libssl-dev g++ git pkg-config bison curl unzip
     ```
 
 5.  If you decided to use ZooKeeper in step 3, you also need to install a
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
 5.  Run the following commands:
 
     ``` sh
-    brew install go automake libtool python mercurial git bison curl wget homebrew/versions/mysql56
+    brew install go automake libtool python git bison curl wget homebrew/versions/mysql56
     pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
     pip install virtualenv
     pip install MySQL-python
diff --git a/docker/bootstrap/Dockerfile.common b/docker/bootstrap/Dockerfile.common
index 128142be6f8..708667576d5 100644
--- a/docker/bootstrap/Dockerfile.common
+++ b/docker/bootstrap/Dockerfile.common
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-ins
     libssl-dev \
     libtool \
     make \
-    mercurial \
     openjdk-7-jdk \
     php-pear \
     php5-cli \
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/local-instance.html b/docs/getting-started/local-instance.html
index aeab49d973a..d29512af3e2 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/local-instance.html
+++ b/docs/getting-started/local-instance.html
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ <h4 id="ubuntu-and-debian">Ubuntu and Debian</h4>
 <li>python-mysqldb</li>
 <li>libssl-dev</li>
 <li>g++</li>
-<li>mercurial</li>
 <li>git</li>
 <li>pkg-config</li>
 <li>bison</li>
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ <h4 id="ubuntu-and-debian">Ubuntu and Debian</h4>
 </ul>
 
 <p>These can be installed with the following apt-get command:</p>
-<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span class="nv">$ </span>sudo apt-get install make automake libtool python-dev python-virtualenv python-mysqldb libssl-dev g++ mercurial git pkg-config bison curl unzip
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span class="nv">$ </span>sudo apt-get install make automake libtool python-dev python-virtualenv python-mysqldb libssl-dev g++ git pkg-config bison curl unzip
 </code></pre></div></li>
 <li><p>If you decided to use ZooKeeper in step 3, you also need to install a
 Java Runtime, such as OpenJDK.</p>
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ <h4 id="os-x">OS X</h4>
 </code></pre></div></li>
 <li><p>ZooKeeper is used as lock service.</p></li>
 <li><p>Run the following commands:</p>
-<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh">brew install go automake libtool python mercurial git bison curl wget homebrew/versions/mysql56
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh">brew install go automake libtool python git bison curl wget homebrew/versions/mysql56
 pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 pip install virtualenv
 pip install MySQL-python