diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83c153cd..003ce5c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Manim runs on python 3.7. You can install the python requirements with
 git clone https://github.com/3b1b/manim.git
 cd manim
 pip install -r requirements.txt
-mkdir media
-echo "media" > media_dir.txt
 python3 extract_scene.py example_scenes.py SquareToCircle -pl
 ```
 
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ After installing `virtualenv` and `virtualenvwrapper`
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/3b1b/manim.git
 mkvirtualenv -a manim -r requirements.txt manim
-mkdir media
-echo "media" > media_dir.txt
 python3 extract_scene.py example_scenes.py SquareToCircle -pl
 ```
 
@@ -43,10 +39,8 @@ The image does not contain a copy of the repo. This is intentional, as it allows
   * Bind mount a local repo (recommended): `docker run -itv /absolute/path/to/your/local/manim/repo:/root/manim eulertour/manim` or
   * Clone a remote repo: `docker run -it eulertour/manim`, then `git clone https://github.com/eulertour/manim.git`
 4. Render an animation
-```
+```sh
 cd manim
-mkdir media
-echo "media" > media_dir.txt
 python3 extract_scene.py example_scenes.py SquareToCircle -l
 ```
 Note that the image doesn't have any development tools installed and can't preview animations. Its purpose is building and testing only.