diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1ec8d6269c..d3d0634a40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@
 /crates/collab/static/styles.css
 /vendor/bin
 /assets/themes/*.json
-dump.rdb
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 780479b958..a64b411ef3 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 web: cd ../zed.dev && PORT=3000 npx next dev
 collab: cd crates/collab && cargo run
-redis: redis-server
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5da1623b04..31cfdcbd7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ script/sqlx migrate run
 script/seed-db
 ```
 
-Install Redis:
-
-```
-brew install redis
-```
-
 Run the web frontend and the collaboration server.
 
 ```