diff --git a/rails/how-to/start_a_new_rails_app.md b/rails/how-to/start_a_new_rails_app.md
index 8a965fce..8f47f399 100644
--- a/rails/how-to/start_a_new_rails_app.md
+++ b/rails/how-to/start_a_new_rails_app.md
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # How to Start a New Rails App
 
-Use [Suspenders]:
+We used to use [Suspenders](https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders) to start
+new Rails apps, but we're currently re-evaluating and upgrading it.
+
+In the meantime, to avoid potential conflicts when creating a new app with
+Suspenders, we recommend using the default Rails commands instead:
 
 ```sh
-gem install suspenders
-suspenders the-name-of-your-project-here
-cd the-name-of-your-project-here/
-bin/setup
-rake
+  rails new <app_name> -d=postgresql
 ```
 
-[suspenders]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders
+And adding the gems we find useful, like:
+factory_bot
+rspec-rails
+shoulda-matchers
diff --git a/tech-stack/README.md b/tech-stack/README.md
index 40900980..ebf2c169 100644
--- a/tech-stack/README.md
+++ b/tech-stack/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ while building applications.
 ### Web
 
 - Use Ruby on Rails for new applications.
-- Use [Suspenders] to generate new Rails applications and as a reference for
-  preferred library choices.
 - Use Heroku with git deploys and pipelines for deploying applications.
 - Use test-driven development to ensure quality.
 - Use GitHub pull-requests to conduct peer code review.
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@ while building applications.
 - Use a staging server to ensure new features work as expected before deploying
   to production.
 
-[suspenders]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/suspenders
-
 ### Storage
 
 - Use Postgres to store most data.