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@@ -5,36 +5,7 @@ Welcome to the MongoDB C++ Driver!
 This branch contains the legacy C++ driver.  We encourage everyone to use
 the actively maintained `mongocxx` driver in the master branch instead.
 
-## Resources
-
-* [MongoDB C++ Driver Quickstart](https://mongodb.github.io/mongo-cxx-driver/legacy-v1/tutorial/)
-* [MongoDB C++ Driver Manual](https://mongodb.github.io/mongo-cxx-driver/)
-* [MongoDB C++ Driver API Documentation](https://mongodb.github.io/mongo-cxx-driver/api/legacy-v1)
-* [MongoDB C++ Driver Contribution guidelines](https://mongodb.github.io/mongo-cxx-driver/contributing/)
-* [MongoDB Database Manual](http://docs.mongodb.com/manual/)
-
-## Driver status by family and version
-
-Stability indicates whether this driver is recommended for production use.
-Currently, no drivers guarantee API or ABI stability.
-
-| Family/version | Stability   | Development         | Purpose                                                      |
-| ---------------| ------------| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| mongocxx 3.1.x | Unstable    | Active development  | Unstable C++ driver development, requires C++11              |
-| mongocxx 3.0.x | Stable      | Bug fixes only      | Primary stable C++ driver release, requires C++11            |
-| legacy   (all) | Stable      | Critical fixes only | Former stable C++ driver release                             |
-
-## MongoDB compatibility
-
-The following compatibility table specifies the driver version(s)
-recommended for different versions of MongoDB.  The 3.0.x series
-is recommended for all new development.
-
-| Family/version | MongoDB 2.4 | MongoDB 2.6 | MongoDB 3.0 | MongoDB 3.2 |
-| ---------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------|
-| mongocxx 3.0.x | ✓           | ✓           | ✓           | ✓           |
-| legacy   1.1.x | ✓           | ✓           | ✓           | ✓           |
-| legacy   1.0.x | ✓           | ✓           | ✓           |             |
+**NOTE: The legacy driver has reached end-of-life status. Its use is strongly discouraged.**
 
 ## Bugs and issues