diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 75adc2ea11..faffb38884 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-First, you must put a Pokémon Emerald (US) ROM in the root directory of the repository and name it `baserom.gba`. It should have a SHA1 checksum of `f3ae088181bf583e55daf962a92bb46f4f1d07b7`. Then, follow the OS-specific instructions below.
+Follow the OS-specific instructions below.
 
 # Linux
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a77772709..b9e2fb289e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,5 +168,3 @@ $(ELF): $(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script.ld $(OBJS)
 $(ROM): $(ELF)
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary --gap-fill 0xFF --pad-to 0x9000000 $< $@
 
-baserom.gba: ;
-	$(error baserom.gba is required to build)