diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,15 +246,6 @@ require({
 });
 ```
 
-## Unit tests & code coverage
-
-After cloning this repository, run `npm install` to install the dependencies needed for Lo-Dash development and testing. You may want to install Istanbul _globally_ using `npm install istanbul -g`.
-
-Once that’s done, you can run the unit tests in Node using `npm test` or `node test/test.js`. To run the tests in Rhino, Ringo, Narwhal, PhantomJS, and web browsers as well, use `grunt test`.
-
-To generate [the code coverage report](http://rawgithub.com/bestiejs/lodash/master/coverage/lodash/lodash.js.html), use `grunt cover`.
-
-
 ## Release Notes
 
 ### <sup>v1.2.1</sup>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
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@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
   "bin": {
     "lodash": "./build.js"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "istanbul": "~0.1.35"
-  },
   "engines": [
     "node",
     "rhino"