diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index c08066920828d441dcd9d45cc71665f0d3e19abc..14e835b041e6a5b1a26120a37be9622fabd4ab58 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ packages:
 These should be available on your GNU mirror.
 
 To download the CVS tree, execute the following command:
-$ cvs -z3 -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano login
-and press Enter at the password prompt.
-
-Then, do
 $ cvs -z3 -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano checkout nano
-and the nano tree will download.
 
 If you want to download the stable CVS branch, add "-r nano_1_0_branch":
 $ cvs -z3 -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano checkout -r nano_1_0_branch nano