diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index c0909084..bcfe0c92 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 [alias]
-# WARNING: Using the `xtask` alias is deprecated and will be unsupported in a
-# future version of Cargo. See https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/10049.
 xtask = "run --package xtask --"
-install-tools = "run --package xtask -- install-tools"
-web-tests = "run --package xtask -- web-tests"
-rust-tests = "run --package xtask -- rust-tests"
-serve = "run --package xtask -- serve"
-build-book = "run --package xtask -- build"
 
 [env]
 # To provide an anchor to the root of the workspace when working with paths.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9345895c..5c28c8f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,35 +71,26 @@ Then install these tools with:
 cargo xtask install-tools
 ```
 
+> **Note** We use `xtask` for task automation within the project (e.g.
+> installing required tools). Xtask is not a package that you should install.
+> Visit https://github.com/matklad/cargo-xtask for more information.
+
 ## Commands
 
-Here is a summary of the various commands you can run in the project.
+Here are some of the commonly used commands you can run in the project. Run
+`cargo xtask` to view all available commands.
 
-| Command               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `cargo install-tools` | Install all the tools the project depends on.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| `cargo serve`         | Start a web server with the course. You'll find the content on http://localhost:3000. To serve any of the translated versions of the course, add the language flag (`--language` or `-l`) followed by xx, where xx is the ISO 639 language code (e.g. `cargo xtask serve -l da` for the Danish translation).                                                                                                                                 |
-| `cargo rust-tests`    | Test the included Rust snippets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `cargo web-tests`     | Run the web driver tests in the tests directory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `cargo build-book`    | Create a static version of the course in the `book/` directory. Note that you have to separately build and zip exercises and add them to book/html. To build any of the translated versions of the course, add the language flag (`--language` or `-l`) followed by xx, where xx is the ISO 639 language code (e.g. `cargo xtask build -l da` for the Danish translation). [TRANSLATIONS.md](TRANSLATIONS.md) contains further instructions. |
+| Command                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `cargo xtask install-tools` | Install all the tools the project depends on.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `cargo xtask serve`         | Start a web server with the course. You'll find the content on http://localhost:3000. To serve any of the translated versions of the course, add the language flag (--language or -l) followed by xx, where xx is the ISO 639 language code (e.g. cargo xtask serve -l da for the Danish translation).                                                                                                                                 |
+| `cargo xtask rust-tests`    | Test the included Rust snippets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `cargo xtask web-tests`     | Run the web driver tests in the tests directory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `cargo xtask build`         | Create a static version of the course in the `book/` directory. Note that you have to separately build and zip exercises and add them to book/html. To build any of the translated versions of the course, add the language flag (--language or -l) followed by xx, where xx is the ISO 639 language code (e.g. cargo xtask build -l da for the Danish translation). [TRANSLATIONS.md](TRANSLATIONS.md) contains further instructions. |
 
 > **Note** On Windows, you need to enable symlinks
 > (`git config --global core.symlinks true`) and Developer Mode.
 
-> **Note** Previous versions this README recommended that you use
-> `cargo xtool <tool>`, i.e. `cargo xtool install-tools`. This causes issues
-> with pre-existing installations of `cargo-xtool` and is now deprecated.
->
-> The new syntax is almost a 1:1 mapping, although `cargo xtool build` has
-> become `cargo build-book` to avoid conflicting with the built-in Cargo
-> subcommand.
->
-> - `cargo xtool build` -> `cargo build-book`
-> - `cargo xtool install-tools` -> `cargo install-tools`
-> - `cargo xtool serve` -> `cargo serve`
-> - `cargo xtool run-tests` -> `cargo run-tests`
-> - `cargo xtool web-tests` -> `cargo web-tests`
-
 ## Contributing
 
 We would like to receive your contributions. Please see