diff --git a/guides/01_INSTALLATION.md b/guides/01_INSTALLATION.md
index 52e7384..740f19b 100644
--- a/guides/01_INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/guides/01_INSTALLATION.md
@@ -165,17 +165,10 @@ cd ~/dots
 ./install_root.sh
 ```
 
-Exit chroot and create an `/etc/resolv.conf` symlink (this needs to happen outside of chroot, since arch-chroot bind-mounts this file, so trying to override it from within won't work).
+Enter the ZSH shell for a better experience
 
 ```bash
-exit
-ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf
-```
-
-Chroot back into the system, this time with the configured ZSH shell for better experience:
-
-```bash
-arch-chroot /mnt zsh
+zsh
 ```
 
 Create non-privileged user
diff --git a/install_root.sh b/install_root.sh
index 0623c62..b395c3d 100755
--- a/install_root.sh
+++ b/install_root.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # $ git clone https://github.com/ItsDrike/dotfiles ~/dots
 # $ cd ~/dots
 # $ ./install_root.sh
-# $ exit
-# $ ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if [ "$UID" != 0 ]; then
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ pacman -Syu --noconfirm
 # Install essential packages
 pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
   networkmanager neovim sudo reflector pacman-contrib man-db man-pages rsync btop \
-  bind base-devel git fd ripgrep fwupd arch-audit systemd-resolvconf
+  bind base-devel git fd ripgrep fwupd arch-audit
 
 # Install packages necessary for this script / other scripts in this dotfiles repo
 pacman -S --noconfirm --needed python-rich bc lua jq bat
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ echo "You can now run zsh or exit the chroot, and re-run it with: arch-chroot /m
 echo "This will put you into a configured ZSH shell, you can continue " \
   "configuring the rest of the system manually from there."
 echo ""
-echo "Required extra steps:"
-echo " - Symlink /etc/resolv.conf to use systemd-resolved stub (you need to be outside of arch-chroot for this, since arch-chroot is bind-mounting it). Run ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf"
 echo "Optional extra steps:"
 echo " - enable cronie & copy /etc/crontab & anacrontab from dotfiles"
 echo " - install docker and copy /etc/docker"