diff --git a/examples/basecoin/README.md b/examples/basecoin/README.md
index a1b818586..ed667535d 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/README.md
+++ b/examples/basecoin/README.md
@@ -2,18 +2,7 @@ This is the "Basecoin" example application built on the Cosmos-SDK.  This
 "Basecoin" is not affiliated with [Coinbase](http://www.getbasecoin.com/), nor
 the [stable coin](http://www.getbasecoin.com/).
 
-You need a recent version of `glide` to install Basecoin's dependencies.
-
-```bash
-> make get_tools
-```
-
-Then, you can build the cmd binaries (NOTE: a work in progress!), or run the tests.
-
-```
-> make get_vendor_deps
-> make build
-> make test
-```
+Assuming you've run `make get_tools && make get_vendor_deps` from the root of this repository,
+run `make build` here to build the `basecoind` and `basecli` binaries.
 
 If you want to create a new application, start by copying the Basecoin app.
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/glide.lock b/examples/basecoin/glide.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 09836fa8b..000000000
--- a/examples/basecoin/glide.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-hash: 74ba16fcb7dac2ceca406dcc6c6ed00ab1cd09af4ca6f3f1d35452254e149fb4
-updated: 2018-02-20T22:02:29.601415268Z
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