diff --git a/reference/mongo/configure.xml b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
index 1166928dde..4fc7b344e2 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/configure.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ extension=php_mongo.dll
     website).
    </para>
    
+   <para>
+    In most cases installing from pecl is the easiest way:
+    <programlisting role="shell">
+<![CDATA[
+
+$ sudo pecl install mongo
+
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </para>
    <para>
     If you are using XAMPP, you may be able to compile the driver with the 
     following command:
@@ -187,22 +197,6 @@ sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/pecl install mongo
     </programlisting>
    </para>
 
-   <para>
-    If you are using MAMP (or XAMPP and the above command does not work), 
-    precompiled binaries are available from 
-    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.github.downloads;">Github</link>
-    (download the latest one with "osx" in the name that matches your version of 
-    PHP).  Extract mongo.so from the archive and add it to MAMP or XAMPP's 
-    extension directory.  Add 
-    <programlisting>
-<![CDATA[
-
-extension=mongo.so
-
-]]>
-    </programlisting>
-    to the php.ini file being used and restart the server.
-   </para>
   </section>
 
   <section xml:id="mongo.installation.gentoo">