diff --git a/receiver/couchdbreceiver/README.md b/receiver/couchdbreceiver/README.md
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--- a/receiver/couchdbreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/couchdbreceiver/README.md
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@ The full list of settings exposed for this receiver are documented [here](./conf
 
 Details about the metrics produced by this receiver can be found in [metadata.yaml](./metadata.yaml)
 
-[beta]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector#beta
-[contrib]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib