diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7cd811f36..25c1a77dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -49,14 +49,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: ./scripts/testAll.sh
 
-      - name: Remove anchors
-        run: ./scripts/removeAnchors.sh
-
-      - name: Run tests again
-        run: ./scripts/testAll.sh
-
-      - name: Reset solutions
-        run: ./scripts/resetSolutions.sh
+      - name: Prepare exercises
+        run: ./scripts/prepareExercises.sh
 
       - name: Run tests again
         run: ./scripts/testAll.sh
diff --git a/scripts/prepareExercises.sh b/scripts/prepareExercises.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..841e96075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/prepareExercises.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script removes meta information that is not intended for readers of the book
+
+# Echo commands to shell
+set -x
+# Exit on first failure
+set -e
+
+# For all chapters
+for d in exercises/chapter*; do
+  # All .purs & .js files of chapter exercises
+  FILES=$(find $d/src $d/test -name '*.purs' -o -name '*.js')
+
+  for f in $FILES; do
+    # Delete lines starting with an 'ANCHOR' comment
+    perl -ni -e 'print if !/^\s*(--|\/\/) ANCHOR/' $f
+
+    # Delete lines with a note to delete them
+    perl -ni -e 'print if !/This line should have been automatically deleted/' $f
+  done
+
+  # If there's a no-peeking directory
+  if [ -d $d/test/no-peeking ]; then
+    # Move 'no-peeking' sources out of the compilation path
+    mv $d/test/no-peeking $d
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/scripts/removeAnchors.sh b/scripts/removeAnchors.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3062bb3bd..000000000
--- a/scripts/removeAnchors.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# This script removes all code anchors to improve readability
-
-# Echo commands to shell
-set -x
-# Exit on first failure
-set -e
-
-# All .purs & .js files in the src/ and test/ directories of chapter exercises.
-FIND_FILES_PATTERN='\./exercises/chapter[0-9]{1,2}/(src|test)/.*\.(purs|js)'
-
-EXTENDED_REGEX_FLAGS="-regextype posix-extended"
-# BSD find has different flags for extended regex
-if [[ $(uname) == 'FreeBSD' || $(uname) == 'Darwin' ]]; then
-    EXTENDED_REGEX_FLAGS='-E'
-fi
-FILES=$(find . -type f $EXTENDED_REGEX_FLAGS -regex $FIND_FILES_PATTERN)
-
-for f in $FILES; do
-  # Delete lines starting with an 'ANCHOR' comment
-  perl -ni -e 'print if !/^\s*(--|\/\/) ANCHOR/' $f
-done
diff --git a/scripts/resetSolutions.sh b/scripts/resetSolutions.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0088aec5e..000000000
--- a/scripts/resetSolutions.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# This script automatically resets exercises so they are ready to be solved.
-#  - Removes lines with a note to delete them.
-#  - Moves the no-peeking directory outside of the compilation path.
-
-# Echo commands to shell
-set -x
-# Exit on first failure
-set -e
-
-# For all chapters
-for d in exercises/*; do
-  # if directory (excludes LICENSE file)
-  if [ -d $d ]; then
-    perl -ni -e 'print if !/This line should have been automatically deleted/' $d/test/Main.purs
-  fi
-  # if there's a no-peeking directory
-  if [ -d $d/test/no-peeking ]; then
-    mv $d/test/no-peeking $d/no-peeking
-  fi
-done
diff --git a/text/chapter2.md b/text/chapter2.md
index 697a2ed2a..69863fc40 100644
--- a/text/chapter2.md
+++ b/text/chapter2.md
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ Now that you've installed the necessary development tools, clone this book's rep
 git clone https://github.com/purescript-contrib/purescript-book.git
 ```
 
-The book repo contains PureScript example code and unit tests for the exercises that accompany each chapter. There's some initial setup required to reset the exercise solutions so they are ready to be solved by you. Use the `resetSolutions.sh` script to simplify this process. While at it, you should also strip out all the anchor comments with the `removeAnchors.sh` script (these anchors are used for copying code snippets into the book's rendered markdown, and you probably don't need this clutter in your local repo):
+The book repo contains PureScript example code and unit tests for the exercises that accompany each chapter. There's some initial setup required to reset the exercise solutions so they are ready to be solved by you. Use the `prepareExercises.sh` script to simplify this process:
 
 ```sh
 cd purescript-book
-./scripts/resetSolutions.sh
-./scripts/removeAnchors.sh
+./scripts/prepareExercises.sh
 git add .
 git commit --all --message "Exercises ready to be solved"
 ```