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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index b378c3ff..10f127cb 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ that you know if you break anything.
   - gdb(1)
   - gpg(1)
   - python(1)
+  - xapian-metadata(1)
 
 If your system lacks these tools or have older, non-upgradable versions
 of these, please (possibly compile and) install these to some other
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ these system tools. Most often the tests are written, reviewed and
 tested on Linux system so such portability issues arise from time to
 time.
 
-
 Running Tests
 -------------
 The easiest way to run tests is to say "make test", (or simply run the
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@ The following command-line options are available when running tests:
 	As the names depend on the tests' file names, it is safe to
 	run the tests with this option in parallel.
 
-Certain tests require precomputed databases to complete. You can fetch these
-databases with
-
-	make download-test-databases
-
-If you do not download the test databases, the relevant tests will be
-skipped.
-
 When invoking the test suite via "make test" any of the above options
 can be specified as follows:
 
@@ -105,9 +97,14 @@ to with emacs, e.g.
 
      make test TEST_CC=gcc TEST_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
 
+Parallel Execution
+------------------
+If either the moreutils or GNU "parallel" utility is available all
+tests will be run in parallel.  If the NOTMUCH_TEST_SERIALIZE variable
+is non-null all tests will be executed sequentially.
+
 Quiet Execution
 ---------------
-
 Normally, when new script starts and when test PASSes you get a message
 printed on screen. This printing can be disabled by setting the
 NOTMUCH_TEST_QUIET variable to a non-null value. Message on test