diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst
index e919481f1..dd509e88f 100644
--- a/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/INSTALL.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Optional:
 * ``doxygen`` and ``Sphinx`` for ``qidoc``
 * ``gettext`` or ``qtlinguist`` for ``qilinguist``
 * ``git`` for ``qisrc``
+* ``virtualenv`` for ``qipy``
 
 
 Getting the last stable release
@@ -42,14 +43,6 @@ equivalent with::
     cd ${p}
   }
 
-If you want to use ``qipython activate``, patch you ``~/.profile`` or
-equivalent with::
-
-  function qipyactivate {
-    sourceme = $(qipython activate)
-    source sourceme
-  }
-
 
 Using the git repository
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