diff --git a/depends/README.rst b/depends/README.rst
index 069d2b81f..ce88fa47b 100644
--- a/depends/README.rst
+++ b/depends/README.rst
@@ -7,24 +7,3 @@ build & install non-packaged dependencies; useful for testing with Travis CI.
 
 ``install_extra_test_images.sh`` can be used to install additional test images
 that are used for Travis CI and AppVeyor.
-
-The other scripts can be used to install all of the dependencies for
-the listed operating systems/distros. The ``ubuntu_14.04.sh`` and
-``debian_8.2.sh`` scripts have been tested on bare AWS images and will
-install all required dependencies for the system Python 2.7 and 3.4
-for all of the optional dependencies.  Git may also be required prior
-to running the script to actually download Pillow.
-
-e.g.::
-
-  $ sudo apt-get install git
-  $ git clone https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow.git
-  $ cd Pillow/depends
-  $ ./debian_8.2.sh
-  $ cd ..
-  $ git checkout [branch or tag]
-  $ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 ~/vpy27
-  $ source ~/vpy27/bin/activate
-  $ make install
-  $ make test
-