diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
index c2bf183..9556c23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       project: diffpy.srxplanar
       c_extension: false
       headless: false
-      run: |
-        pip install diffpy.srxconfutils
 
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr.yml
index ff1914c..f55914f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-on-pr.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,5 @@ jobs:
       c_extension: false
       headless: false
       python_version: 3.13
-      run: |
-        pip install diffpy.srxconfutils
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 35c983d..ab250a9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ The following creates and activates a new environment named ``diffpy.srxplanar_e
         conda create -n diffpy.srxplanar_env diffpy.srxplanar
         conda activate diffpy.srxplanar_env
 
+To confirm that the installation was successful, type ::
+
+        python -c "import diffpy.srxplanar; print(diffpy.srxplanar.__version__)"
+
 The output should print the latest version displayed on the badges above.
 
 If the above does not work, you can use ``pip`` to download and install the latest release from
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ and run the following ::
 
 This package also provides command-line utilities. To check the software has been installed correctly, type ::
 
-        diffpy.srxplanar --version
+        diffpy-srxplanar --version
 
 You can also type the following command to verify the installation. ::
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ You can also type the following command to verify the installation. ::
 
 To view the basic usage and available commands, type ::
 
-        diffpy.srxplanar -h
+        diffpy-srxplanar -h
 
 Getting Started
 ---------------
diff --git a/news/remove-pip.rst b/news/remove-pip.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0540f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/remove-pip.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news added: Remove confutils from pip install in ci.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>