diff --git a/provider/partition-azure/README.md b/provider/partition-azure/README.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 In order to run this service locally, you will need the following:
 
 - [Maven 3.6.0+](https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi)
-- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), to start a redis server locally
 
 ## General Tips
 
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ az keyvault secret show --vault-name $KEY_VAULT_NAME --name $KEY_VAULT_SECRET_NA
 | `AZURE_CLIENT_ID` | `********` | Identity to run the service locally. This enables access to Azure resources. You only need this if running locally | yes | keyvault secret: `$KEYVAULT_URI/secrets/app-dev-sp-username` |
 | `AZURE_TENANT_ID` | `********` | AD tenant to authenticate users from | yes | keyvault secret: `$KEYVAULT_URI/secrets/app-dev-sp-tenant-id` |
 | `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET` | `********` | Secret for `$AZURE_CLIENT_ID` | yes | keyvault secret: `$KEYVAULT_URI/secrets/app-dev-sp-password` |
-| `REDIS_PARTITION_HOST` | (non-secret) | Redis instance host | no | Redis instance host IP |
-| `REDIS_PARTITION_PORT` | (non-secret) | Redis instance port | no | Redis isntance host port, default value 6379 |
 
 ### Configure Maven
 
@@ -67,10 +64,6 @@ You will need to configure access to the remote maven repository that holds the
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-### Start a Redis instance
-
-Start a redis server locally with `docker run --name some-redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis` command
-
 ### Build and run the application
 
 After configuring your environment as specified above, you can follow these steps to build and run the application. These steps should be invoked from the *repository root.*