diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d262e4bc..bdda132b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ lint:
 
 proto:
 	@echo "Running ${@}"
-	./scripts/build-protos.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+	./scripts/build-protos.sh
+
+build-dev-deps:
+	go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index deaaf815d..337f7147f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ In order to develop on storj, you will need to have the protobuf compiler instal
 Use vgo to install both dev and non-dev dependencies
 
 1. Install development dependencies
-    ```bash
-    # shouldn't change your pwd
-    (cd ./dev && vgo install)
+    ```
+    make build-dev-deps
     ```
 
 1. Install project dependencies
diff --git a/dev/go.mod b/dev/go.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e744343d..000000000
--- a/dev/go.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-module "storj.io/storj/dev"
-
-require "github.com/golang/protobuf" v1.0.0
diff --git a/dev/main.go b/dev/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cc5575260..000000000
--- a/dev/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package main // import "storj.io/storj/dev"
-
-import (
-  _ "github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go"
-)