diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c71ac6b45..6f51b639c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ webpack:
 
 # ------------------------------------
 
-watch:
-	$(WATCH) "make clean && make static" ./static &
-	$(WEBPACK) -d --watch &
-	wait
-
-stop:
-	-pkill -f "$(WEBPACK) -d --watch"
-	-pkill -f "$(WATCH) make clean && make static ./static"
-	-pkill -f "$(NODE) ./server/index.js"
-
 start:
 	$(NODE) ./server/index.js
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1d348f2a..d5b86566a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,29 +9,21 @@ npm install
 npm run build
 ```
 
-During development, you can use `npm run watch` to cause any update you make to files in either `./static` or `./src` to trigger a rebuild of the project.
-
 ### To Run
 ```bash
 npm start
 ```
 
-or to start and watch at once
-```bash
-npm run dev
-```
+During development, `npm start` watches any update you make to files in either `./static` or `./src` and triggers a rebuild of the project.  In development the build is stored in memory, and not served from the `./build` directory.
 
 Once running, open `http://localhost:8333` in your browser. If you wish to have the server reload automatically, you can install either [nodemon](https://github.com/remy/nodemon) or [forever](https://github.com/foreverjs/forever).
 
 ### To stop
-```bash
-# Stops all `start` and `watch` processes
-npm stop
-```
+Use `^C` to stop the node process `npm start` starts. 
 
 #### Configuration
 
-`npm start` and `npm run watch` can be configured with the following environment variables
+`npm start` can be configured with the following environment variables
 
 | Variable      | Default                               | Description                                    |
 | ------------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |