diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/tests/README.md b/libs/agentc_core/tests/README.md
index 03208df1..376548b5 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/tests/README.md
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/tests/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Agent-Catalog Core Tests
 
 1. Set your current working directory to be the parent folder (`libs/agentc_core`).
-2. Activate your Poetry environment with `poetry shell`.
+2. Activate your Poetry environment.
 3. Run `pytest tests` and wait for the results! To run just the smoke tests, use `pytest tests -m smoke`.
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diff --git a/templates/agents/with_controlflow/README.md b/templates/agents/with_controlflow/README.md
index 42f5aada..f9a49345 100644
--- a/templates/agents/with_controlflow/README.md
+++ b/templates/agents/with_controlflow/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ This directory contains a starter project for building agents with Couchbase, Co
 
    ```bash
    poetry install --with analysis
-   poetry shell
    ```
 
 5. Run `agentc` to make sure this project has installed correctly (note that your first run will take a couple of