diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9a50cae9ba..ff0ec4f633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [8, 10, 12, 14]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
     steps:
-    - run: git config --global core.autocrlf false
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d9b59a4cc..e2e4fcd532 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ npm install
 
 > Do not use Yarn to install the dependencies, as the specific package versions in `package-lock.json` are used to build and test Svelte.
 
-> Many tests depend on newlines being preserved as `<LF>`. On Windows, you can ensure this by cloning with:
-> ```bash
-> git -c core.autocrlf=false clone https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.git
-> ```
-
 To build the compiler, and all the other modules included in the package:
 
 ```bash