diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62f11b8..c3d23d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,16 +24,9 @@ testing:
 
 ```bash
 $ nix-shell
-...
-Running: cabal configure --extra-include-dirs ... --extra-lib-dirs ... --enable-tests
-...
-[nix-shell]$ cabal build && cabal test
+[nix-shell]$ cabal configure --enable-tests && cabal build && cabal test
 ```
 
-Note that `cabal configure` is run automatically upon `nix-shell` entry so that
-the build can reference include and library paths for the `grpc` and `gpr`
-libraries.
-
 Using the Library
 -----------------