diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ In short: clone the repository, add the binary into `$PATH`, and edit the config
 
 ```
 $ sudo git clone https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb.git /opt/exploitdb
-$ sed 's|path_array+=(.*)|path_array+=("/opt/exploitdb")|g' /opt/exploitdb/.searchsploit_rc > ~/.searchsploit_rc
 $ sudo ln -sf /opt/exploitdb/searchsploit /usr/local/bin/searchsploit
 ```