diff --git a/source/setup.rst b/source/setup.rst
index 6c213b7d7..a46860102 100644
--- a/source/setup.rst
+++ b/source/setup.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Installing the Tools
 ====================
 
 :Page Status: Complete
-:Last Reviewed: 2013-10-29
+:Last Reviewed: 2014-1-14
 
-Instructions for installing or upgrading :ref:`setuptools`, :ref:`pip`,
+Instructions for installing or upgrading :ref:`pip`, :ref:`setuptools`,
 :ref:`wheel`, and :ref:`virtualenv`, the :doc:`recommended <current>`
 tools for Python packaging and installation.
 
@@ -15,39 +15,41 @@ OSX). Unfortunately, there is often delay in getting the latest version this
 way, so in most cases, you'll want to use the instructions below.
 
 
-setuptools
-----------
+pip
+---
+
+To install or upgrade pip, securely download `get-pip.py
+<https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py>`_. [1]_
 
-To install setuptools from scratch:
+Then run the following (which may require administrator access)::
 
-1. Securely download `ez_setup.py
-   <https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py>`_. [2]_
+ $ python get-pip.py
 
-2. Then run the following (which may require administrator access)::
+.. note::
 
-   $ python ez_setup.py
+    Beginning with v1.5.1, pip does not require :ref:`setuptools` prior to running
+    `get-pip.py`. Additionally, if :ref:`setuptools` (or `distribute`_) is not
+    already installed, `get-pip.py` will install :ref:`setuptools` for you.
 
 
-   .. warning::
+setuptools
+----------
 
-      Prior to Setuptools-1.0, `ez_setup.py` was not secure, and is currently
-      only secure when your environment contains secure versions of either
-      `curl`, `wget`, or `powershell`. [2]_ If you're not sure if you're
-      environment fulfills this requirement, then the safest approach is to
-      securely download the setuptools archive directly from :term:`PyPI <Python
-      Package Index (PyPI)>`, unpack it, and run "python setup.py install" from
-      inside the unpacked directory.
+If ``get-pip.py`` (see above) was not used to install :ref:`pip`, then
+you can install or upgrade :ref:`setuptools` like so:
 
+To install setuptools
 
-To upgrade a previous install of :ref:`setuptools` or `distribute`_, there are two
-scenarios.
+::
 
+$ pip install setuptools
 
-1. You currently have *some* version of pip.
 
-   ::
+To upgrade setuptools:
 
-   $ pip install --upgrade setuptools
+::
+
+$ pip install --upgrade setuptools
 
    .. note::
 
@@ -55,27 +57,9 @@ scenarios.
       is just a wrapper, that depends on setuptools. The end result will be that
       you have distribute-0.7.X (which does nothing) *and* the latest setuptools
       installed.  If you'd prefer not to end up with the distribute wrapper,
-      then instead, run ``$ pip uninstall distribute``, then go back to step #1
-      above which installs setuptools from scratch.
-
-2. You currently don't have pip.
+      then instead, run ``$ pip uninstall distribute``, then ``$ pip install
+      setuptools``.
 
-   Follow the pip install procedure below, then come back and run::
-
-   $ pip install --upgrade setuptools
-
-
-pip
----
-
-pip requires :ref:`setuptools`, which has to be installed first (see section above), before pip can run. [1]_
-
-Securely download `get-pip.py <https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py>`_. [2]_
-
-Then run the following (which may require administrator access), to install (or upgrade to) the
-latest version of pip::
-
- $ python get-pip.py
 
 
 wheel
@@ -99,10 +83,7 @@ To install or upgrade, run the following (which may require administrator access
 
 ----
 
-.. [1] As of pip 1.4, pip started requiring :ref:`setuptools`, not `distribute`_
-       (a fork of setuptools). :ref:`setuptools` and `distribute`_ are now merged
-       back together as "setuptools".
-.. [2] "Secure" in this context means using a modern browser or a
+.. [1] "Secure" in this context means using a modern browser or a
        tool like `curl` that verifies SSL certificates when downloading from
        https URLs.