diff --git a/crup-runner.sh b/crup-runner.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eccb613..0000000
--- a/crup-runner.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-update_toplevel () {
-  # Don't "pull" if checkout is not on a named branch
-  if test "$2" = "pull" && ( ! git symbolic-ref HEAD >/dev/null 2>/dev/null ); then
-    first_args="$1 fetch"
-  else
-    first_args="$1 $2"
-  fi
-  shift 2
-  echo "[$solution] $first_args $@" 1>&2
-  $first_args $@ | sed "s/^/[$solution] /g" 1>&2
-  status=$?
-  if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
-    exit $status
-  fi
-}
-
-set_target_os () {
-  # Get the os we're building for.  On first run, this will be unset.
-  target_os=$(git config --get-all target.os 2>/dev/null)
-  if [ -z "$target_os" ]; then
-    case $(uname -s) in
-      Linux) target_os=unix ;;
-      Darwin) target_os=mac ;;
-      CYGWIN*|MINGW*) target_os=win ;;
-      *)
-        echo "[$solution] *** No target.os set in .git/config, and I can't" 1>&2
-        echo "[$solution] *** figure it out from 'uname -s'" 1>&2
-        exit 1
-        ;;
-    esac
-    git config target.os "$target_os"
-  fi
-}
-
-update_submodule_url () {
-  # If the submodule's URL in .gitmodules has changed, propagate the new
-  # new URL down.  This is the same as `git submodule sync`, but we do it
-  # this way because `git submodule sync` is absurdly slow.
-  new_url=$(git config -f .gitmodules "submodule.$1.url" 2>/dev/null)
-  old_url=$(git config "submodule.$1.url" 2>/dev/null)
-  if [ "$new_url" != "$old_url" ]; then
-    git config "submodule.$1.url" "$new_url"
-    if [ -e "$1"/.git ]; then
-      ( cd $submod && git config remote.origin.url "$new_url" )
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-process_submodule () {
-  # Check whether this submodule should be ignored or updated.
-  # If it's a new submodule, match the os specified in .gitmodules against
-  # the os specified in .git/config.
-  update_policy=$(git config --get "submodule.$1.update")
-  if [ -z "$update_policy" ]; then
-    submod_os=$(git config -f .gitmodules --get "submodule.$1.os")
-    if [ -n "$submod_os" -a "$submod_os" != "all" ]; then
-      update_policy=none
-      for os in $target_os; do
-        if [ "${submod_os/${os}/}" != "${submod_os}" ]; then
-          update_policy=checkout
-        fi
-      done
-    else
-      update_policy=checkout
-    fi
-    if [ "$update_policy" != "none" ]; then
-      git submodule --quiet init "$1"
-    fi
-    git config "submodule.$1.update" $update_policy
-  fi
-  ignore_policy=$(git config --get "submodule.$1.ignore")
-  if [ -z "$ignore_policy" ]; then
-    git config "submodule.$1.ignore" all
-  fi
-  if [ "$update_policy" != "none" ]; then
-    update_submodule_url "$1"
-    echo "$solution/$1"
-  fi
-}
-
-if [ -z "$*" ]; then
-  exit 0
-fi
-set -o pipefail
-dir="$1"
-solution="${1%%/*}"
-cd "$solution" 1>/dev/null
-
-if [ "$solution" = "$1" ]; then
-  # Skip git checkouts not managed by crup.
-  gitdir="$(git rev-parse --git-dir)"
-  if ! grep -q -s "The Chromium Authors" "$gitdir/description"; then
-    echo "Skipping unmanaged git directory $1" 1>&2
-    exit 0
-  fi
-
-  # Set default behavior to ignore diffs in submodule checkouts
-  diff_policy=$(git config --get "diff.ignoreSubmodules")
-  if [ -z "$diff_policy" ]; then
-    git config diff.ignoreSubmodules all
-  fi
-
-  # Don't "pull" if checkout is not on a named branch
-  shift
-  if test $# -ne 0; then
-    update_toplevel "$@"
-  fi
-
-  set_target_os
-
-  git ls-files -s | grep ^160000 | awk '{print $4}' |
-  while read submod; do
-    process_submodule "$submod"
-  done
-  status=$?
-else
-  submodule="${1#*/}"
-  echo "[$solution] updating $submodule"
-  git submodule update --recursive --quiet "$submodule" |
-  ( grep -v '^Skipping submodule' || true ) | sed "s|^|[$1] |g" 2>/dev/null
-  status=$?
-  if [ "$status" -ne "0" ]; then
-    echo "[$solution] FAILED to update $submodule"
-  fi
-fi
-exit $status
diff --git a/git-crsync b/git-crsync
index edeb20e..67b7ae7 100755
--- a/git-crsync
+++ b/git-crsync
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-exec bash git-crup --sync "$@"
+. git-crup
diff --git a/git-crup b/git-crup
index 8b96e7a..56b84c3 100755
--- a/git-crup
+++ b/git-crup
@@ -3,169 +3,43 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
-# A convenience script to largely replicate the behavior of `gclient sync` in a
-# submodule-based checkout.  Fetches latest commits for top-level solutions;
-# updates submodules; and runs post-sync hooks.
+TOPLEVEL=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+TOPPERLEVEL=$(dirname $TOPLEVEL)
 
-orig_args="$@"
-ECHO=
-pull=pull
-pull_args=
-hooks=yes
-j=10
-crup_runner="crup-runner.sh"
+cat <<EOF
+Sorry `whoami`, but the git-submodule flow has been deprecated in order to
+simplify the plethora of SCM choices, and to pave the way towards a git-only
+chromium development flow.
 
-usage() {
-  cat <<EOF
-Usage: git-crup [-n|--dry-run] [--fetch|--sync] [-j|--jobs [jobs]]
-    [--no-hooks] [<args to git-pull or git-fetch>]
+Please consult https://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/UsingGitSubmodules#Convert_from_submodules_to_gclient
+for instructions on how to convert your submodule checkout to gclient.
 
-    -n, --dry-run        Don't do anything; just show what would have been done.
-    --fetch              Run 'git fetch' on top-level sources, but don't merge.
-    --sync               Don't do anything at all to the top-level sources.
-    -j, --jobs           Run this many jobs in parallel.
-    --no-hooks           Don't run hooks (e.g., to generate build files) after
-                         updating.
+The simplest chromium and/or blink instructions follow for convenience.
+
+1. Make sure the parent directory of this checkout is empty, besides this repo:
+$ ls $TOPPERLEVEL
 EOF
-}
-
-serial_update() {
-  ( cd "$1"
-    if test -n "$toplevel_cmd"; then
-      $ECHO $toplevel_cmd | sed "s/^/[$1] /g"
-      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        return $?
-      fi
-    fi
-    $ECHO git submodule --quiet sync
-    $ECHO git ls-files -s | grep ^160000 | awk '{print $4}' |
-    while read submod; do
-      $ECHO "$crup_runner" "$1/$submod"
-    done
-  )
-}
-
-while test $# -ne 0; do
-  case "$1" in
-    -j[0-9]*)
-      j=$(echo "$1" | cut -c3-)
-      ;;
-    --jobs=[0-9]*)
-      j=$(echo "$1" | cut -c8-)
-      ;;
-    -j|--jobs)
-      case "$2" in
-        ''|-*)
-          j=0
-          ;;
-        *)
-          j="$2"
-          shift
-          ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
-    -n|--dry-run)
-      ECHO=echo
-      ;;
-    -h|--help)
-      usage
-      exit 0
-      ;;
-    --fetch)
-      pull=fetch
-      ;;
-    --sync)
-      pull=
-      ;;
-    --no-hooks|--nohooks)
-      hooks=no
-      ;;
-    *)
-      pull_args="$pull_args $1"
-      break
-      ;;
-  esac
-  shift
-done
-
-# Auto-update depot_tools.
-if [ -z "$GIT_CRUP_REINVOKE" ]; then
-  kernel_name="\$(uname -s)"
-  if [ "\${kernel_name:0:5}" = "MINGW" ]; then
-    cmd '/C update_depot_tools.bat'
-  else
-    update_depot_tools
-  fi
-  GIT_CRUP_REINVOKE=1 exec bash "$0" $orig_args
+ls "$TOPPERLEVEL"
+if [[ "$(ls "$TOPPERLEVEL")" != 'src' ]]
+then
+  echo Please move this repo to its own directory before continuing!!!
 fi
-
-while test "$PWD" != "/"; do
-  if test -f "$PWD/src/.gitmodules"; then
-    break
-  fi
-  cd ..
-done
-if test "$PWD" = "/"; then
-  echo "Could not find the root of your checkout; aborting." 1>&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-export GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT=no
-
-if ( echo test | xargs --max-lines=1 true 2>/dev/null ); then
-  max_lines="--max-lines=1"
-else
-  max_lines="-L 1"
-fi
-
-if ( echo test | xargs -I bar true 2>/dev/null ); then
-  replace_arg="-I replace_arg"
-else
-  replace_arg="-ireplace_arg"
-fi
-
-if ( echo test test | xargs -P 2 true 2>/dev/null ); then
-  xargs_parallel=yes
-else
-  if test "$j" != "1"; then
-    echo "Warning: parallel execution is not supported on this platform." 1>&2
-  fi
-  xargs_parallel=no
-fi
-
-if test -n "$pull"; then
-  toplevel_cmd="git $pull $pull_args -q origin"
-else
-  toplevel_cmd=
-fi
-
-set -o pipefail
-if test "$xargs_parallel" = "yes"; then
-  ( ls -d */.git | sed 's/\/\.git$//' |
-   xargs $max_lines $replace_arg -P "$j" \
-       "$crup_runner" replace_arg $ECHO $toplevel_cmd |
-   xargs $max_lines -P "$j" $ECHO "$crup_runner" )
-else 
-  ls -d */.git |
-  while read gitdir; do
-    serial_update "${gitdir%%/.git}"
-  done
-fi
-
-status=$?
-
-if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
-  cat 1>&2 <<EOF
-Please check the preceding terminal output for error messages.
-Run 'git submodule status' to see the current state of submodule checkouts.
-EOF
-  exit $status
-fi
-
-if [ "$hooks" = "yes" ]; then
-  $ECHO git runhooks
-  status=$?
-fi
-
 echo
-exit $status
+
+cat <<EOF
+2. Please add a .gclient file to $TOPPERLEVEL/.gclient of the form:
+# ======== .gclient begins =========
+solutions = [{
+  'name': '$(basename "$TOPLEVEL")',
+  'url': 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git',
+  'managed': False,
+  'deps_file': '.DEPS.git',
+  # Uncomment the following if you're doing blink development
+  # 'custom_vars': {'webkit_rev': ''},
+}]
+# ======== .gclient ends =========
+
+3. Run \`gclient sync\` to synchronize dependencies in your checkout instead of $(basename "$0")!
+EOF
+
+exit 1