diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,13 +91,7 @@ Contributions are welcome! More information can be found in
 [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md). A document describing the design of
 restic and the data structures stored on disc is contained in
 [`doc/Design.md`](doc/Design.md).
-
-Development
-===========
-
-For development, please have a look at [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md),
-especially the section "Development Environment". If you have any questions,
-please get in touch!
+The development environment is described in [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 Contact
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