diff --git a/contributing/content-markup-reference.md b/contributing/content-markup-reference.md
index ac1ce965c6..0f5e0374ad 100644
--- a/contributing/content-markup-reference.md
+++ b/contributing/content-markup-reference.md
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ These instructions are pertinent to VS Code users.
 {% endvscode %}
 ```
 
-Unlike [operating system tags](#operating-system-tags), which will automatically add tabs to select the operating system at the top of the article, you must add `{% include tool-switcher %}` wherever you want to display tabs to select the tool. This allows you to display the tabs at the top of the article or immediately before a relevant section.
-
 You can define a default tool in the frontmatter. For more information, see the [content README](../content/README.md#defaulttool).
 
 ## Reusable and variable strings of text
diff --git a/includes/tool-switcher.html b/includes/tool-switcher.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 960b79b44d..0000000000
--- a/includes/tool-switcher.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<span class="tool-switcher"></span>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/default-tool.md b/tests/fixtures/default-tool.md
index f9167eaa0a..dffbe47ac7 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/default-tool.md
+++ b/tests/fixtures/default-tool.md
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ Intro text
 
 generic text
 
-{% include tool-switcher %}
 {% webui %} dotcom text  {% endwebui %}
 {% cli %} cli text  {% endcli %}
 {% desktop %} desktop text {% enddesktop %}
 
-{% include tool-switcher %}
 {% webui %} dotcom text 2 {% endwebui %}
 {% cli %} cli text 2 {% endcli %}
-{% desktop %} desktop text 2 {% enddesktop %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% desktop %} desktop text 2 {% enddesktop %}