diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fe9389923c..e17d7e6e5dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ ARTIFACT_DESTINATION_FILE ?= ./tmp/idp.tar.gz
 	watch_events \
 	docker_setup \
 	download_acuant_sdk \
-	fast_setup \
-	fast_test \
 	help \
 	lint \
 	lint_analytics_events \
@@ -59,9 +57,6 @@ all: check
 setup $(CONFIG): config/application.yml.default ## Runs setup scripts (updates packages, dependencies, databases, etc)
 	bin/setup
 
-fast_setup: ## Abbreviated setup script that skips linking some files
-	bin/fast_setup
-
 docker_setup: ## Setup script for Docker development
 	bin/docker_setup
 
@@ -190,10 +185,6 @@ test_serial: export RAILS_ENV := test
 test_serial: $(CONFIG) ## Runs RSpec and yarn tests serially
 	bundle exec rake spec && yarn test
 
-fast_test: export RAILS_ENV := test
-fast_test: ## Abbreviated test run, runs RSpec tests without accessibility specs
-	bundle exec rspec --exclude-pattern "**/features/accessibility/*_spec.rb"
-
 tmp/$(HOST)-$(PORT).key tmp/$(HOST)-$(PORT).crt: ## Self-signed cert for local HTTPS development
 	mkdir -p tmp
 	openssl req \
diff --git a/bin/fast_setup b/bin/fast_setup
deleted file mode 100755
index b7883937edb..00000000000
--- a/bin/fast_setup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require 'pathname'
-
-# path to your application root.
-APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path("../../",  __FILE__)
-
-def run(command)
-  abort "command failed (#{$?}): #{command}" unless system command
-end
-
-Dir.chdir APP_ROOT do
-  # This script is a starting point to setup your application.
-  # Add necessary setup steps to this file:
-
-  puts %q[
-   _             _
-  | |           (_)
-  | | ___   __ _ _ _ __    __ _  _____   __
-  | |/ _ \ / _` | | '_ \  / _` |/ _ \ \ / /
-  | | (_) | (_| | | | | || (_| | (_) \ V /
-  |_|\___/ \__, |_|_| |_(_)__, |\___/ \_/
-            __/ |          __/ |
-           |___/          |___/
-  ]
-
-  puts "== Copying application.yml =="
-  run "test -L config/application.yml || cp -v config/application.yml.default config/application.yml"
-
-  puts "== Linking service_providers.yml =="
-  run "test -L config/service_providers.yml || ln -sv service_providers.localdev.yml config/service_providers.yml"
-
-  puts "== Linking agencies.yml =="
-  run "test -L config/agencies.yml || ln -sv agencies.localdev.yml config/agencies.yml"
-
-  puts "== Linking sample certs and keys =="
-  run "test -L certs || ln -sv certs.example certs"
-  run "test -L keys || ln -sv keys.example keys"
-
-  puts "\n== Installing dependencies =="
-  run "bundle check || bundle install --without deploy production"
-
-  puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
-  run "rm -f log/*"
-  run "rm -rf tmp/cache"
-
-  puts "\n== Restarting application server =="
-  run "mkdir -p tmp"
-  run "touch tmp/restart.txt"
-end
diff --git a/docs/local-development.md b/docs/local-development.md
index dd45752c211..f2c53d6aacc 100644
--- a/docs/local-development.md
+++ b/docs/local-development.md
@@ -77,30 +77,31 @@ different options of the authentication request, such as AAL or IAL.
 
 ### Running tests locally
 
-  Login.gov uses the following tools for our testing:
+Login.gov uses the following tools for our testing:
 
-  - [RSpec](https://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-core/docs/command-line)
-  - [Mocha documentation](https://mochajs.org/)
+- [RSpec](https://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-core/docs/command-line)
+- [Mocha documentation](https://mochajs.org/)
 
-  To run our full test suite locally, use the following command:
+To run our full test suite locally, use the following command:
 
-  ```
-  $ make test
-  ```
+```
+$ make test
+```
 
-  Use the following command to run a subset of our test suite, excluding slower tests:
+Running the full test suite takes a very long time, so usually you'll want to run the individual
+test files or folders you're interested in:
 
-  ```
-  $ make fast_test
-  ```
+```
+$ bundle exec rspec spec/i18n_spec.rb
+```
 
-  Check out our Makefile commands and learn more about how you can customize this command to run specific tests using rspec: https://github.com/18F/identity-idp/blob/main/Makefile#L41
+Check out our Makefile commands and learn more about how you can customize this command to run specific tests using rspec: https://github.com/18F/identity-idp/blob/main/Makefile#L41
 
-  To test a specific spec file with rspec, you may need to add the following configuration to `/config/application.yml` so the tests do not crash:
-  ```
-  test:
-    rack_timeout_service_timeout_seconds: 9_999_999_999
-  ```
+To test a specific spec file with rspec, you may need to add the following configuration to `/config/application.yml` so the tests do not crash:
+```
+test:
+  rack_timeout_service_timeout_seconds: 9_999_999_999
+```
 
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