diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87740cc..3a1912a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ GitHub Changelog Generator ![GitHub Logo](../master/images/logo.jpg)
 Since you don't have to fill your `CHANGELOG.md` manually now: just run the script, relax and take a cup of :coffee: before your next release! :tada:
 
 ### *What’s the point of a change log?*
+
 To make it easier for users and contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each release (or version) of the project.
+
 ### *Why should I care?*
-Because software tools are for people. If you don’t care, why are you contributing to open source? Surely, there must be a kernel (ha!) of care somewhere in that lovely little brain of yours.
+
+Because software tools are for _people_. "Changelogs make it easier for users and
+contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each
+release (or version) of the project."
 
 :arrow_right: *[http://keepachangelog.com](http://keepachangelog.com)*
 
@@ -71,32 +76,31 @@ See also Troubleshooting.
 
 
 ## Usage
-**It's really simple!**
 
-- If your **`git remote`** `origin` refers to your GitHub repo, just go to your project folder and run:
+-  Run this:
 
-      github_changelog_generator
-
--  Or, run this from anywhere:
       `github_changelog_generator -u github_username -p github_project`
       `github_changelog_generator  github_username/github_project`
 
-- If you are running it against a repository on a Github Enterprise install, you must specify *both* `--github-site` and `--github-api` command line options:
+- For Github Enterprise repos, specify *both* `--github-site` and `--github-api` options:
 
       github_changelog_generator --github-site="https://github.yoursite.com" \
                                  --github-api="https://github.yoursite.com/api/v3/"
 
-This generates a changelog to the `CHANGELOG.md` file, with pretty markdown formatting.
+This generates a `CHANGELOG.md`, with pretty Markdown formatting.
 
 ### Params
+
 Type `github_changelog_generator --help` for details.
 
 For more details about params, read the Wiki page: [**Advanced change log generation examples**](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/wiki/Advanced-change-log-generation-examples)
 
 ### Params File
+
 In your project root, you can put a params file named `.github_changelog_generator` to override default params:
 
 Example:
+
 ```
 unreleased=false
 future-release=5.0.0
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ since-tag=1.0.0
 ### GitHub token
 
 GitHub only allows 50 unauthenticated requests per hour.
+
 Therefore, it's recommended to run this script with authentication by using a **token**.
 
 Here's how:
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ If you have a `HISTORY.md` file in your project, it will automatically be picked
 You love `rake`? We do, too! So, we've made it even easier for you:
 we've provided a `rake` task library for your changelog generation.
 
-Just put something like this in your `Rakefile`:
+Configure the task in your `Rakefile`:
 
 ```ruby
 require 'github_changelog_generator/task'
@@ -154,11 +159,14 @@ GitHubChangelogGenerator::RakeTask.new :changelog do |config|
 end
 ```
 
-All command line options can be passed to the `rake` task as `config` parameters. And since you're naming the `rake` task yourself, you can create as many as you want.
+All command-line options can be passed to the `rake` task as `config`
+parameters. And since you're naming the `rake` task yourself, you can create
+as many as you want.
 
 You can look for params names from the [parser source code (#setup_parser)](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/blob/master/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb). For example, to translate the bugs label to Portuguese, instead of setting `config.bugs_label`, you have to set `config.bug_prefix`, and so on.
 
 ## Features and advantages of this project
+
 - Generate canonical, neat change log file, followed by [basic change log guidelines](http://keepachangelog.com) :gem:
 - Optionally generate **Unreleased** changes (closed issues that have not released yet) :dizzy:
 - **GitHub Enterprise support** via command line options! :factory:
@@ -179,12 +187,14 @@ You can look for params names from the [parser source code (#setup_parser)](http
 
 
 ### Alternatives
+
 Here is a [wikipage list of alternatives](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator/wiki/Alternatives) that I found. But none satisfied my requirements.
 
 *If you know other projects, feel free to edit this Wiki page!*
 
 
 ### Projects using this library
+
 Here's a [wikipage list of projects](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator/wiki/Projects-using-Github-Changelog-Generator).
 
 If you've used this project in a live app, please let me know! Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone else take my work and go wild with it.
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/options.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/options.rb
index 0370df5..4938793 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/options.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/options.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
       filter_issues_by_milestone
       frontmatter
       future_release
-      git_remote
       github_endpoint
       github_site
       header
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
index dd0c1ba..0b363bb 100755
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         abort [e, parser].join("\n")
       end
 
-      fetch_user_and_project(options)
-
       abort(parser.banner) unless options[:user] && options[:project]
 
       print_options(options)
@@ -220,114 +218,8 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         issue_prefix: "**Closed issues:**",
         bug_prefix: "**Fixed bugs:**",
         enhancement_prefix: "**Implemented enhancements:**",
-        git_remote: "origin",
         http_cache: true
       )
     end
-
-    # If `:user` or `:project` not set in options, try setting them
-    # Valid unnamed parameters:
-    # 1) in 1 param: repo_name/project
-    # 2) in 2 params: repo name project
-    def self.fetch_user_and_project(options)
-      if options[:user].nil? || options[:project].nil?
-        user, project = user_and_project_from_git(options, ARGV[0], ARGV[1])
-        options[:user] ||= user
-        options[:project] ||= project
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Sets `:user` and `:project` in `options` from CLI arguments or `git remote`
-    # @param [String] arg0 first argument in cli
-    # @param [String] arg1 second argument in cli
-    # @return [Array<String>] user and project, or nil if unsuccessful
-    def self.user_and_project_from_git(options, arg0 = nil, arg1 = nil)
-      user, project = user_project_from_option(arg0, arg1, options[:github_site])
-      unless user && project
-        if ENV["RUBYLIB"] =~ /ruby-debug-ide/
-          user = "skywinder"
-          project = "changelog_test"
-        else
-          remote = `git config --get remote.#{options[:git_remote]}.url`
-          user, project = user_project_from_remote(remote)
-        end
-      end
-
-      [user, project]
-    end
-
-    # Returns GitHub username and project from CLI arguments
-    #
-    # @param arg0 [String] This parameter takes two forms: Either a full
-    #                      GitHub URL, or a 'username/projectname', or
-    #                      simply a GitHub username
-    # @param arg1 [String] If arg0 is given as a username,
-    #                      then arg1 can given as a projectname
-    # @param github_site [String] Domain name of GitHub site
-    #
-    # @return [Array, nil] user and project, or nil if unsuccessful
-    def self.user_project_from_option(arg0, arg1, github_site)
-      user = nil
-      project = nil
-      github_site ||= "github.com"
-      if arg0 && !arg1
-        # this match should parse  strings such "https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator" or
-        # "skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator" to user and name
-        match = /(?:.+#{Regexp.escape(github_site)}\/)?(.+)\/(.+)/.match(arg0)
-
-        begin
-          param = match[2].nil?
-        rescue StandardError
-          puts "Can't detect user and name from first parameter: '#{arg0}' -> exit'"
-          return
-        end
-        if param
-          return
-        else
-          user = match[1]
-          project = match[2]
-        end
-      end
-      [user, project]
-    end
-
-    # These patterns match these formats:
-    #
-    # ```
-    # origin	git@github.com:skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator.git (fetch)
-    # git@github.com:skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator.git
-    # ```
-    #
-    # and
-    #
-    # ```
-    # origin	https://github.com/skywinder/ChangelogMerger (fetch)
-    # https://github.com/skywinder/ChangelogMerger
-    # ```
-    GIT_REMOTE_PATTERNS = [
-      /.*(?:[:\/])(?<user>(?:-|\w|\.)*)\/(?<project>(?:-|\w|\.)*)(?:\.git).*/,
-      /.*\/(?<user>(?:-|\w|\.)*)\/(?<project>(?:-|\w|\.)*).*/
-    ]
-
-    # Returns GitHub username and project from git remote output
-    #
-    # @param git_remote_output [String] Output of git remote command
-    #
-    # @return [Array] user and project
-    def self.user_project_from_remote(git_remote_output)
-      user = nil
-      project = nil
-      GIT_REMOTE_PATTERNS.each do |git_remote_pattern|
-        git_remote_pattern =~ git_remote_output
-
-        if Regexp.last_match
-          user = Regexp.last_match(:user)
-          project = Regexp.last_match(:project)
-          break
-        end
-      end
-
-      [user, project]
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/task.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/task.rb
index c9dfd6e..cfaa756 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/task.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/task.rb
@@ -48,13 +48,11 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         # mimick parse_options
         options = Parser.default_options
 
-        Parser.fetch_user_and_project(options)
-
         OPTIONS.each do |o|
           v = instance_variable_get("@#{o}")
           options[o.to_sym] = v unless v.nil?
         end
-
+        abort "user and project are required." unless options[:user] && options[:project]
         generator = Generator.new options
 
         log = generator.compound_changelog
diff --git a/spec/unit/options_spec.rb b/spec/unit/options_spec.rb
index 56acde6..c026b32 100644
--- a/spec/unit/options_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/options_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RSpec.describe GitHubChangelogGenerator::Options do
       it "raises an error" do
         expect do
           described_class.new(
-            git_remote: "origin",
+            project: "rails",
             strength: "super-strength",
             wisdom: "deep"
           )
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ RSpec.describe GitHubChangelogGenerator::Options do
   end
 
   describe "#[]=(key, value)" do
-    let(:options) { described_class.new(git_remote: "origin") }
+    let(:options) { described_class.new(project: "rails") }
 
     context "with known options" do
       it "sets the option value" do
         expect do
-          options[:git_remote] = "in the cloud"
-        end.to change { options[:git_remote] }.to "in the cloud"
+          options[:project] = "trails"
+        end.to change { options[:project] }.to "trails"
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/parser_spec.rb b/spec/unit/parser_spec.rb
index e90900b..de376cf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/parser_spec.rb
@@ -1,83 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 describe GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser do
-  describe ".user_project_from_remote" do
-    context "when remote is type 1" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_remote("origin  https://github.com/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0 (fetch)") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when remote is type 2" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_remote("https://github.com/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when remote is type 3" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_remote("https://github.com/skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when remote is type 4" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_remote("origin git@github.com:skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0.git (fetch)") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when remote is invalid" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_remote("some invalid text") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array([nil, nil]) }
-    end
-  end
-  describe ".user_project_from_option" do
-    context "when option is invalid" do
-      it("should return nil") { expect(GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("blah", nil, nil)).to be_nil }
-    end
-
-    context "when option is valid" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0", nil, nil) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when option nil" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option(nil, nil, nil) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array([nil, nil]) }
-    end
-    context "when site is nil" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0", nil, nil) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when site is valid" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0", nil, "https://codeclimate.com") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array(["skywinder", "ActionSheetPicker-3.0"]) }
-    end
-    context "when second arg is not nil" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0", "blah", nil) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array([nil, nil]) }
-    end
-    context "when all args is not nil" do
-      subject { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.user_project_from_option("skywinder/ActionSheetPicker-3.0", "blah", "https://codeclimate.com") }
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Array) }
-      it { is_expected.to match_array([nil, nil]) }
-    end
-  end
-  describe ".fetch_user_and_project" do
-    before do
-      stub_const("ARGV", ["https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator"])
-    end
-
-    context do
-      let(:valid_user) { "initialized_user" }
-      let(:options) { { user: valid_user } }
-      let(:options_before_change) { options.dup }
-      it "should leave user unchanged" do
-        expect { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Parser.fetch_user_and_project(options) }.to change { options }
-          .from(options_before_change)
-          .to(options_before_change.merge(project: "github-changelog-generator"))
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end