diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7aa869fdc..11ba1a26f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -133,8 +133,3 @@ futures-util = "0.3.25"
 
 ## crypto
 secp256k1 = { version = "0.27.0", default-features = false, features = ["global-context", "rand-std", "recovery"] }
-
-[package.metadata.binstall]
-pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-v{ version }-{ target }{ archive-suffix }"
-bin-dir = "{ bin }{ binary-ext }"
-pkg-fmt = "tgz"
diff --git a/book/installation/binaries.md b/book/installation/binaries.md
index 31fa92f19..0adbf634e 100644
--- a/book/installation/binaries.md
+++ b/book/installation/binaries.md
@@ -26,10 +26,3 @@ As an example, you could install the Linux x86_64 version like so:
 1. Test the binary with `./reth --version` (it should print the version).
 2. (Optional) Move the `reth` binary to a location in your `PATH`, so the `reth` command can be called from anywhere.  
    For most Linux distros, you can move the binary to `/usr/local/bin`: `sudo cp ./reth /usr/local/bin`.
-
-### Using `cargo-binstall`
-Alternatively, if you have [binstall](https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall) installed, you can use it to install and load the binary:
-```bash
-cargo binstall reth
-```
-