diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ Pandoc's markdown vs. standard markdown
 =======================================
 
 In parsing markdown, Pandoc departs from and extends [standard markdown]
-in a few respects.  (To run Pandoc on the official markdown test suite,
-type `make test-markdown`.)  Except where noted, these differences can
+in a few respects.  Except where noted, these differences can
 be suppressed by specifying the `--strict` command-line option or by
 using the `hsmarkdown` wrapper.