diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4246ac3..7cb3106 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ Start the test server, will listen on localhost:8080
 
 ```plain
 cd tests/server
-./start_server.sh
+npm install
+node server.js
 ```
 
 Run the tests:
diff --git a/tests/server/start_server.sh b/tests/server/start_server.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6f25d34..0000000
--- a/tests/server/start_server.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-npm install
-
-if [ -z ${TRAVIS_JOB_ID} ]; then
-    # not running under travis, stay in foreground until stopped
-    node server.js
-else
-    cd tests/server
-
-    # running under travis, daemonize
-    (node server.js &) || /bin/true
-fi