diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 51a38e6..e33a33f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Development setup
 
 3. Activate the virtual environment you use for pretalx development.
 
-4. Execute ``python setup.py develop`` within this directory to register
+4. Execute ``python -m pip install -e .`` within this directory to register
    this application with pretalx's plugin registry.
 
 5. Execute ``make`` within this directory to compile translations.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6068493..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup()