diff --git a/.ci-build.yml b/.ci-build.yml
index aa7e1dc99..bf245f74e 100644
--- a/.ci-build.yml
+++ b/.ci-build.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ requires:
     - gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev
     - intltool
     - itstool
+    - libbiblesync-dev
     - libdbus-glib-1-dev
     - libgail-3-dev
     - libglade2-dev
@@ -146,34 +147,6 @@ before_scripts:
         aur_install biblesync
         aur_install gtkhtml4
     fi
-    if [ "${DISTRO_NAME}" == "ubuntu" ];then
-        # build biblesync from source
-        cd "${WORK_DIR}"
-        curl -Ls -o biblesync-1.2.0.tar.gz https://github.com/karlkleinpaste/biblesync/archive/1.2.0.tar.gz
-        tar xf biblesync-1.2.0.tar.gz
-        cd biblesync-1.2.0
-        mkdir -p build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DLIBDIR=/usr/lib ..
-        make -j$(nproc)
-        make install
-        # update sword from 1.7.3 to 1.8.1
-        cd "${WORK_DIR}"
-        curl -Ls -o sword-1.8.1.tar.gz https://www.crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/source/v1.8/sword-1.8.1.tar.gz
-        curl -Ls -o sword-1.8.1-cmake.diff https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/sword/raw/master/f/sword-1.8.1-cmake.diff
-        curl -Ls -o sword-1.8.1-icu61.diff https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/sword/raw/master/f/sword-1.8.1-icu61.diff
-        curl -Ls -o sword-1.8.1-swig.diff https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/sword/raw/master/f/sword-1.8.1-swig.diff
-        tar xf sword-1.8.1.tar.gz
-        cd sword-1.8.1
-        patch -p1 -i ../sword-1.8.1-cmake.diff
-        patch -p1 -i ../sword-1.8.1-icu61.diff
-        patch -p1 -i ../sword-1.8.1-swig.diff
-        mkdir -p build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DLIBSWORD_LIBRARY_TYPE="Shared" -DSYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR='/etc' -DSWORD_BUILD_TESTS="Yes" -DSWORD_BINDINGS="Python" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DLIB_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu ..
-        make -j$(nproc)
-        make install
-    fi
 
 build_scripts:
   - |
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 75768475d..e03f5c8db 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -250,22 +250,11 @@ Create a build directory as a sibling of the xiphos directory:
 Build Xiphos On *Debian*, *Ubuntu*, or *Linux Mint*:
 ===================================================
 
-## 1. Install Biblesync
-
-    $ curl -Ls -o biblesync-1.2.0.tar.gz https://github.com/karlkleinpaste/biblesync/archive/1.2.0.tar.gz
-    $ tar xf biblesync-1.2.0.tar.gz
-    $ cd biblesync-1.2.0
-    $ mkdir -p build
-    $ cd build
-    $ cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DLIBDIR=/usr/lib ..
-    $ make -j2
-    $ make install
-
-## 2. Clone git
+## 1. Clone git
 
     $ git https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos.git
 
-## 3. Create and enter the build directory
+## 2. Create and enter the build directory
 
 Create a build directory as a sibling of the xiphos directory:
 
@@ -274,15 +263,15 @@ Create a build directory as a sibling of the xiphos directory:
 	build xiphos
 	$ cd build
 
-## 4. Install the required dependencies:
+## 3. Install the required dependencies:
 
     $ sudo apt-get install appstream-util cmake g++ desktop-file-utils fp-utils git gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev intltool itstool libdbus-glib-1-dev libgail-3-dev libglade2-dev libgtk-3-dev libminizip-dev libsword-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libxml2-dev libxml2-utils make python-dev-is-python3 swig uuid-dev uuid-runtime yelp-tools xzip
 
-## 5. Configuration:
+## 4. Configuration:
 
     $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DWEBKIT1=ON -DUSE_WEBKIT2=ON ../xiphos
 
-## 6. Build and install
+## 5. Build and install
 
     $ make -j$(nproc) && make install