diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c055b7a..26c6c61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ This project follows [SemVer](https://semver.org/).
 This will install the latest supported version:
 
 ```bash
-$ composer require react/cache:^1.1
+composer require react/cache:^1.1
 ```
 
 See also the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for details about version upgrades.
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ To run the test suite, you first need to clone this repo and then install all
 dependencies [through Composer](https://getcomposer.org):
 
 ```bash
-$ composer install
+composer install
 ```
 
 To run the test suite, go to the project root and run:
 
 ```bash
-$ php vendor/bin/phpunit
+vendor/bin/phpunit
 ```
 
 ## License