diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00e2277..227fde6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ release-deb:
 	sh scripts/release-deb.sh ubuntu xenial
 	sh scripts/release-deb.sh ubuntu zesty
 
-install-dev: install-git-hooks
+install-dev:
 	pip install -e .
 	[ "$(ETESYNC_TESTS)" = "false" ] || pip install -e .[etesync]
 	set -xe && if [ "$(REQUIREMENTS)" = "devel" ]; then \
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 4c4adb0..deb48f5 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ virtualenv_ and run this inside of it::
     # install:
     #  - vdirsyncer from the repo into the virtualenv
     #  - stylecheckers (flake8) and code formatters (autopep8)
-    #  - git commit hook for autopep8
     make install-dev
 
-    make install-test  # install test dependencies
+    # Install git commit hook for the stylechecker
+    make install-git-hooks
+
+    # install test dependencies
+    make install-test
 
 Then you can run::