diff --git a/CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.md b/CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.md
index d624156b97a2ca..52a9b27878be34 100644
--- a/CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.md
+++ b/CPP_STYLE_GUIDE.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
* [Avoid throwing JavaScript errors in C++ methods](#avoid-throwing-javascript-errors-in-c)
* [Avoid throwing JavaScript errors in nested C++ methods](#avoid-throwing-javascript-errors-in-nested-c-methods)
-
## Guides and References
The Node.js C++ codebase strives to be consistent in its use of language
@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ side effects.
Node.js is built [without C++ exception handling][], so code using `throw` or
even `try` and `catch` **will** break.
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[C++ Core Guidelines]: http://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines
[Google C++ Style Guide]: https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html
[Google’s `cpplint`]: https://github.com/google/styleguide
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bb70abceee59e..9ae8f214e6af90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ The Node.js project uses an [open governance model](./GOVERNANCE.md). The
**This project is bound by a [Code of Conduct][].**
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# Table of Contents
* [Support](#support)
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ Version-specific documentation is available in each release directory in the
_docs_ subdirectory. Version-specific documentation is also at
.
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### Verifying Binaries
Download directories contain a `SHASUMS256.txt` file with SHA checksums for the
diff --git a/benchmark/README.md b/benchmark/README.md
index 8b30ab874b0a07..1e82614dbbff90 100644
--- a/benchmark/README.md
+++ b/benchmark/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ See [the guide on writing benchmarks](../doc/guides/writing-and-running-benchmar
The default benchmarker used to run HTTP benchmarks.
See [the guide on writing HTTP benchmarks](../doc/guides/writing-and-running-benchmarks.md#creating-an-http-benchmark).
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### PORT
The default port used to run HTTP benchmarks.
@@ -95,4 +94,3 @@ Used in special benchmarks that can't use `createBenchmark` and the object
it returns to accomplish what they need. This function reports timing
data to the parent process (usually created by running `compare.js`, `run.js` or
`scatter.js`).
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diff --git a/doc/api/documentation.md b/doc/api/documentation.md
index c0733f266dd830..14310f7baed68a 100644
--- a/doc/api/documentation.md
+++ b/doc/api/documentation.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on the [V8 JavaScript engine][].
Report errors in this documentation in [the issue tracker][]. See
[the contributing guide][] for directions on how to submit pull requests.
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## Stability Index
diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index b2dafd42de9765..6eb86886f59d97 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ The OpenSSL library the error originates in.
A human-readable string describing the reason for the error.
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## Node.js Error Codes
@@ -2172,7 +2171,6 @@ removed: v10.0.0
The `repl` module was unable to parse data from the REPL history file.
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### ERR_STDERR_CLOSE