diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a2fb26072..093578807 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -177,23 +177,11 @@ you can install this via homebrew with `brew install phantomjs`. Then:
 
 ## Building / Installing
 
-You can build a concatenated and minified version of iD with the command `make`. Node.js is
-required for this.
+You can build a concatenated and minified version of iD with the command `make && npm run build-min`.
 
 iD will be built to the `dist` directory. This directory is self-contained; you can copy it
 into the public directory of your webserver to deploy iD.
 
-## Live reloading
-
-You can use [live-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/live-server) *(npm module)* to
-reload the browser automatically whenever there is a change in code.
-
-1. run `npm install -g live-server`
-2. run  `live-server .` or `live-server dist`
- *(You will be automatically redirected to the local server page.)*
-
-*(Note: Sometimes auto reload might not display correctly and you might need to rebuild iD by running `make`.)*
-
 ## Licensing
 
 iD is available under the [ISC License](https://opensource.org/licenses/ISC).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a55496bb6..a548c533f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ To run the current development version of iD on your own computer:
 2. (Windows Only)  Run `fixWinSymlinks.bat`.  This script will prompt for Administrator rights.  see also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5917249/git-symlinks-in-windows
 3. Run `npm install`
 4. Run `make`
-5. Start the local web server `npm run-script web`
+5. Run `npm start`
 6. Open `http://localhost:8080/` in a web browser
 
 For guidance on building a packaged version, running tests, and contributing to