diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ You can open a new issue with this [issue form](https://github.com/makeplane/pla
 - Python version 3.8+
 - Postgres version v14
 - Redis version v6.2.7
-- pnpm version 7.22.0
 
 ### Setup the project
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ chmod +x setup.sh
 
 > If running in a cloud env replace localhost with public facing IP address of the VM
 
-- Export Environment Variables
-
-```bash
-set -a
-source .env
-set +a
-```
-
 - Run Docker compose up
 
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