diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1453647..d813729 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 # TODO fix `authors` and `name` if you didn't use `cargo-generate`
-authors = ["{{authors}}"]
-name = "{{project-name}}"
+name = "test-app"
 edition = "2021"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a460e18..e70ef25 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,28 +25,15 @@ $ # make sure to install v0.2.0 or later
 $ cargo install probe-run
 ```
 
-#### 3. [`cargo-generate`]:
-
-``` console
-$ cargo install cargo-generate
-```
-
-[`cargo-generate`]: https://crates.io/crates/cargo-generate
-
-> *Note:* You can also just clone this repository instead of using `cargo-generate`, but this involves additional manual adjustments.
-
 ## Setup
 
-#### 1. Initialize the project template
+#### 1. Clone the project template
 
 ``` console
-$ cargo generate \
-    --git https://github.com/rtic-rs/app-template \
-    --branch main \
-    --name my-app
+$ git clone https://github.com/rtic-rs/app-template test-app
 ```
 
-If you look into your new `my-app` folder, you'll find that there are a few `TODO`s in the files marking the properties you need to set.
+If you look into your new `test-app` folder, you'll find that there are a few `TODO`s in the files marking the properties you need to set.
 
 Let's walk through them together now.
 
diff --git a/cargo-generate.toml b/cargo-generate.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cd15b6..0000000
--- a/cargo-generate.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[template]
-ignore = ["README.md", "run-steps.sh"]
diff --git a/run-steps.sh b/run-steps.sh
index 1fd8ae7..7e077bf 100755
--- a/run-steps.sh
+++ b/run-steps.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,27 @@ set -ex
 
 project="test-app"
 
+cleanup() {
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    mv Cargo.toml.tmp Cargo.toml
+    mv .cargo/config.toml.tmp .cargo/config.toml
+}
+
+if [ "$1" = "cleanup" ]; then
+    cleanup
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Installing necessary tools"
-cargo install flip-link cargo-generate sd
+cargo install flip-link sd
 
 echo "Cleaning up old project"
 rm -rf "$project"
 
 echo "Creating new project"
-cargo generate -p . --name "$project"
+# cargo generate -p . --name "$project"
+mkdir -p "$project"
+cp -r Cargo.toml LICENSE-* src/ rust-toolchain.toml .cargo/ "$project"
 
 echo "Storing current config so that the child project will compile."
 mv Cargo.toml Cargo.toml.tmp
@@ -32,6 +45,4 @@ sd -s 'FreeInterrupt1, ...' 'SWI0_EGU0' src/bin/minimal.rs
 cargo bbr minimal
 
 cd ..
-echo "Cleaning up"
-mv Cargo.toml.tmp Cargo.toml
-mv .cargo/config.toml.tmp .cargo/config.toml
\ No newline at end of file
+cleanup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bin/minimal.rs b/src/bin/minimal.rs
index 364d2b0..6ca39b0 100644
--- a/src/bin/minimal.rs
+++ b/src/bin/minimal.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
 
-use {{crate_name}} as _; // global logger + panicking-behavior + memory layout
+use test_app as _; // global logger + panicking-behavior + memory layout
 
 #[rtic::app(
     device = some_hal::pac, // TODO: Replace `some_hal::pac` with the path to the PAC