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 ### Linux
 
 1. Clone the project repository if applicable: `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/woodser/monero-cpp.git`
-2. Update submodules: `cd monero-cpp && ./bin/update_submodules.sh`
-3. `sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential cmake pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev libreadline6-dev libexpat1-dev libpgm-dev qttools5-dev-tools libhidapi-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libudev-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-locale-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-serialization-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev python3 ccache doxygen graphviz nettle-dev libevent-dev`
-4. Follow instructions to install [unbound](https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/en/latest/getting-started/installation.html) for Linux to your home directory (e.g. `~/unbound-1.19.0`).
+2. Update dependencies: `sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential cmake pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev libreadline6-dev libexpat1-dev libpgm-dev qttools5-dev-tools libhidapi-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libudev-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-locale-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-serialization-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev python3 ccache doxygen graphviz nettle-dev libevent-dev`
+3. Follow instructions to install [unbound](https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/en/latest/getting-started/installation.html) for Linux to your home directory (e.g. `~/unbound-1.19.0`).
 
     For example, install expat:
     ```
@@ -196,14 +195,13 @@ For example, [monero-java](https://github.com/woodser/monero-java) compiles this
     sudo make install
     cd ../
     ```
-5. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with: `make release-static -j8`
-6. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
+4. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with: `make release-static -j8`
+5. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
 
 ### macOS
 
 1. Clone the project repository if applicable: `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/woodser/monero-cpp.git`
-2. Update submodules: `cd monero-cpp && ./bin/update_submodules.sh`
-3. Follow instructions to install [unbound](https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/en/latest/getting-started/installation.html) for macOS to your home directory (e.g. `~/unbound-1.19.0`).
+2. Follow instructions to install [unbound](https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/en/latest/getting-started/installation.html) for macOS to your home directory (e.g. `~/unbound-1.19.0`).
 
     For example:
     ```
@@ -215,8 +213,8 @@ For example, [monero-java](https://github.com/woodser/monero-java) compiles this
     make
     sudo make install
     ```
-4. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with e.g.: `make release-static -j6`
-5. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
+3. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with e.g.: `make release-static -j6`
+4. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
 
 ### Windows
 
@@ -236,14 +234,13 @@ For example, [monero-java](https://github.com/woodser/monero-java) compiles this
      ```
      pacman -S  mingw-w64-i686-toolchain make mingw-w64-i686-cmake mingw-w64-i686-boost mingw-w64-i686-openssl mingw-w64-i686-zeromq mingw-w64-i686-libsodium mingw-w64-i686-hidapi mingw-w64-i686-unbound mingw-w64-i686-protobuf git mingw-w64-i686-libusb gettext base-devel mingw-w64-i686-icu
      ```
-5. Clone repo if installing standalone (skip if building as part of another repo like monero-java or monero-ts): `git clone --recursive https://github.com/woodser/monero-cpp.git`
-6. Update submodules: `cd monero-cpp && ./bin/update_submodules.sh`
-7. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with:
+5. Clone repo if installing standalone (skip if building as part of another repo like monero-java or monero-ts): `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/woodser/monero-cpp.git`
+6. Build monero-project, located as a submodule at ./external/monero-project. Install [dependencies](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#dependencies) as needed for your system, then build with:
 
     For 64 bit: `make release-static-win64`
     
     For 32 bit: `make release-static-win32`
-8. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library (libmonero-cpp.dll) in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
+7. Link to this library's source files in your application, or build monero-cpp to a shared library (libmonero-cpp.dll) in ./build: `./bin/build_libmonero_cpp.sh`
 
 ## Running sample code and tests