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@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ stevedore -- Manage dynamic plugins for Python applications
     :target: https://pypi.org/project/stevedore/
     :alt: Latest Version
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/stevedore.svg
-    :target: https://pypi.org/prpject/stevedore/
-    :alt: Downloads
-
 .. image:: https://governance.openstack.org/tc/badges/stevedore.svg
     :target: https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/tags/index.html