diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 4250db74..84e1c015 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ $ echo $JAVA_HOME
 $
 ```
 
-Now you can clone a copy of this repository and switch to the `release` branch if it is not automatically checked out:
+Now you can clone a copy of this repository:
 
 ```
 $ git clone git://github.com/Libresonic/libresonic.git
 $ cd libresonic
-$ git checkout release
 $
 ```