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@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ go test ./integration_tests -v --ginkgo.focus 'redirect should preserve the quer
 To see debug messages when running tests, set both the `ROUTER_DEBUG` and
 `ROUTER_DEBUG_TESTS` environment variables:
 
-```sh
-export ROUTER_DEBUG=1 ROUTER_DEBUG_TESTS=1
-```
-
-or equivalently for a single run:
-
 ```sh
 ROUTER_DEBUG=1 ROUTER_DEBUG_TESTS=1 make test
 ```