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@@ -4,45 +4,16 @@ Scratch 3.0 as a standalone desktop application
 
 ## Developer Instructions
 
-### Prepare `scratch-gui`
+### A note about `scratch-gui`
 
-This step is temporary: eventually, the `scratch-desktop` branch of the Scratch GUI repository will be merged with
-that repository's main development line. For now, though, the `scratch-desktop` branch holds a few changes that are
-necessary for Scratch Desktop to function correctly but are not yet merged into the main development branch.
+Eventually, the `scratch-desktop` branch of the Scratch GUI repository will be merged with that repository's main
+development line. For now, though, the `scratch-desktop` branch holds a few changes that are necessary for Scratch
+Desktop to function correctly but are not yet merged into the main development branch. If you only intend to build or
+work on the `scratch-desktop` repository then you can ignore this, but if you intend to work on `scratch-gui` as well,
+make sure you use the `scratch-desktop` branch there.
 
-#### Prepare `scratch-gui`: Quick Start
-
-1. Clone both `scratch-desktop` and `scratch-gui`
-2. `cd scratch-gui`
-   1. `git checkout scratch-desktop`
-   2. `npm install`
-   3. `npm link`
-   4. `cd ..`
-3. `cd scratch-desktop`
-   1. `npm install`
-   2. `npm link scratch-gui`
-   3. `npm run build-gui` or `npm run watch-gui`
-
-Your copy of `scratch-gui` should now be ready for use with Scratch Desktop.
-
-#### Prepare `scratch-gui`: Detailed Version
-
-1. Clone the `scratch-gui` repository if you haven't already.
-2. Switch to the `scratch-desktop` branch with `git checkout scratch-desktop`
-3. Build with `BUILD_MODE=dist` and `STATIC_PATH=static`:
-   - macOS, WSL, or Cygwin: run `BUILD_MODE=dist STATIC_PATH=static npm run build` or
-     `BUILD_MODE=dist STATIC_PATH=static npm run watch`
-     - Running `npm run build-gui` in `scratch-desktop` is a shortcut for this when using `npm link`.
-   - CMD: run `set BUILD_MODE=dist` once and `set STATIC_PATH=static` once, then `npm run build` or `npm run watch`
-     any number of times in the same
-     window.
-   - PowerShell: run `$env:BUILD_MODE = "dist"` once and `$env:STATIC_PATH = "static"` once, then `npm run build` or
-     `npm run watch` any number of times in the same window.
-
-If you have run `npm link scratch-gui` (or equivalent) in the `scratch-desktop` working directory, you may be able to
-accomplish the above by running `npm run build-gui` in the `scratch-desktop` directory instead of using the manual
-steps listed above. For active development iteration, try `npm run watch-gui` which will watch for changes and rebuild
-`scratch-gui` incrementally when necessary.
+Previously it was necessary to explicitly build `scratch-gui` before building `scratch-desktop`. This is no longer
+necessary and the related build scripts, such as `build-gui`, have been removed.
 
 ### Prepare media library assets