diff --git a/04-user-guide.Rmd b/04-user-guide.Rmd
index 2afae98..182f47f 100644
--- a/04-user-guide.Rmd
+++ b/04-user-guide.Rmd
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 # User guide
 
 This section details installation guides for
-[users](#user-installation-guide). See the [developer installation
+[users](#user-installation-guide). For developers, see the [developer installation
 guide](#developer-software-and-installation-guide).
 
-## User Installation Guide
-This section describes how to install the FIMS R package and dependencies.
-
 ## Installing the package from R universe
 
 The following software is required:
@@ -18,37 +15,6 @@ Install the latest precompiled version  [FIMS from R universe](https://noaa-fims
 install.packages("FIMS", repos = c("https://noaa-fims.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org"))
 ```
 
-## Running the model
-
-This section describes how to set-up and run the model.
-
-### Specifying the model
-
-#### Naming conventions
-TODO: add description and link to naming conventions
-
-#### Structuing data input
-You can add components to the model using S4 classes.
-```{r}
-#TODO: add script to demonstrate how to structure data input
-```
-
-#### Defining model specifications
-```{r}
-#TODO: add scripts detailing how to set up different components of the model
-```
-
-### How to run the model
-```{r}
-#TODO: add script with examples on how to run the model
-```
-
-### Extracting model output
-
-Here is how you get the model output.
-
-```{r}
-#Todo add code for how to extract model output
-```
-
+## Running FIMS
 
+See the [Introducing FIMS vignette](https://noaa-fims.github.io/FIMS/articles/fims-demo.html).
diff --git a/06-developer-software-guide.Rmd b/06-developer-software-guide.Rmd
index c8992a0..0c75c67 100644
--- a/06-developer-software-guide.Rmd
+++ b/06-developer-software-guide.Rmd
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 # Developer Software and Installation Guide
 
 This section describes the software you will
-need to contribute to this project as well as ways FIMS can be installed. This is in addition to the software
-dependencies described in the [user installation
-guide](#user-installation-guide) which you should ensure are installed
-first.
+need to contribute to this project as well as ways FIMS can be installed.
 
 ## Codespaces as an alternative to installing software
 
@@ -282,8 +279,4 @@ PKG_CXXFLAGS =  -DTMB_MODEL  -DTMB_EIGEN_DISABLE_WARNINGS
 ## Getting Help
 Please report bugs along with a minimal reproducible example on GitHub [Issues](https://github.com/NOAA-FIMS/FIMS/issues)
 
-## Code of Conduct
-All contributors participating and contributing to the FIMS project are expected to adhere to the [FIMS Code of Conduct](https://noaa-fims.github.io/collaborative_workflow/code-of-conduct.html#code-of-conduct)
-
-