diff --git a/DOCKER/Dockerfile.abci b/DOCKER/Dockerfile.abci
index c6ec05f69..52a3d9e0b 100644
--- a/DOCKER/Dockerfile.abci
+++ b/DOCKER/Dockerfile.abci
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 
 COPY Gopkg.toml /go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci/
 COPY Gopkg.lock /go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci/
-RUN make get_tools
+RUN make tools
 
 # see https://github.com/golang/dep/issues/1312
 RUN dep ensure -vendor-only
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 67de74297..3367a908d 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 
     # get all deps and tools, ready to install/test
     su - vagrant  -c 'source /home/vagrant/.bash_profile'
-    su - vagrant -c 'cd /home/vagrant/go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint && make get_tools'
+    su - vagrant -c 'cd /home/vagrant/go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint && make tools'
   SHELL
 end
diff --git a/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md b/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md
index 4b21a4b2d..c426b8cf9 100644
--- a/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
 git clone https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git
 cd tendermint
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make install_abci
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md b/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md
index eff70db68..8b97338d9 100644
--- a/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Then run
 ```
 go get github.com/tendermint/tendermint
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make install_abci
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/introduction/install.md b/docs/introduction/install.md
index 0a013bed1..39825dae3 100644
--- a/docs/introduction/install.md
+++ b/docs/introduction/install.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cd tendermint
 ### Get Tools & Dependencies
 
 ```
-make get_tools
+make tools
 ```
 
 ### Compile
diff --git a/docs/tools/monitoring.md b/docs/tools/monitoring.md
index 26b90ed70..0653a5639 100644
--- a/docs/tools/monitoring.md
+++ b/docs/tools/monitoring.md
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ websocket.
 ## Development
 
 ```
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make test
 ```
diff --git a/networks/remote/integration.sh b/networks/remote/integration.sh
index c2d7c3a36..6ff02cb6f 100644
--- a/networks/remote/integration.sh
+++ b/networks/remote/integration.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ go get $REPO
 cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 
 ## build
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make build
 
 # generate an ssh key
diff --git a/scripts/dist.sh b/scripts/dist.sh
index ac62f1099..81fdf9813 100755
--- a/scripts/dist.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ XC_OS=${XC_OS:-"solaris darwin freebsd linux windows"}
 XC_EXCLUDE=${XC_EXCLUDE:-" darwin/arm solaris/amd64 solaris/386 solaris/arm freebsd/amd64 windows/arm "}
 
 # Make sure build tools are available.
-make get_tools
+make tools
 
 # Build!
 # ldflags: -s Omit the symbol table and debug information.
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_arm.sh b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_arm.sh
index 085ba82f4..cd2e18c9f 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_arm.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_arm.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ cd "$GOPATH/src/$REPO"
 git checkout $BRANCH
 # XXX: uncomment if branch isn't master
 # git fetch origin $BRANCH
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make install
 
 # the binary is located in $GOPATH/bin
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_bsd.sh b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_bsd.sh
index 294155d0e..c69e6269c 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_bsd.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_bsd.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ cd "$GOPATH/src/$REPO"
 
 # build & install master
 git checkout $BRANCH
-gmake get_tools
+gmake tools
 gmake install
 
 # the binary is located in $GOPATH/bin
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_osx.sh b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_osx.sh
index ee799f66a..be2c4d0ec 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_osx.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_osx.sh
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 git checkout $BRANCH
 # XXX: uncomment if branch isn't master
 # git fetch origin $BRANCH
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make install
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_ubuntu.sh
index 2e5558ff6..b562498f6 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_tendermint_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_tendermint_ubuntu.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cd "$GOPATH/src/$REPO"
 git checkout $BRANCH
 # XXX: uncomment if branch isn't master
 # git fetch origin $BRANCH
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make install
 
 # the binary is located in $GOPATH/bin
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
index 8c33ffd5d..df1387068 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ build-tendermint: git-branch gopath-setup
 	@echo "*** Building tendermint"
 	go get -d -u github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/tendermint
 	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint get_tools build
+	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint tools build
 	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/build/tendermint $(GOPATH)/bin
 	@echo "*** Built tendermint"
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ build-basecoind: git-branch gopath-setup
 	@echo "*** Building basecoind from cosmos-sdk"
 	go get -d -u github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind
 	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk get_tools build
+	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk tools build
 	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/build/basecoind $(GOPATH)/bin/basecoind
 	@echo "*** Built basecoind from cosmos-sdk"
 
diff --git a/tools/tm-bench/Dockerfile.dev b/tools/tm-bench/Dockerfile.dev
index 1151965a2..73c263336 100644
--- a/tools/tm-bench/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/tools/tm-bench/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tools/tm-bench
 
 COPY Makefile /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tools/tm-bench/
 
-RUN make get_tools
+RUN make tools
 
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tools/tm-bench
 
diff --git a/tools/tm-monitor/Dockerfile.dev b/tools/tm-monitor/Dockerfile.dev
index e593bf89c..347c7f0fb 100644
--- a/tools/tm-monitor/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/tools/tm-monitor/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tools/tm-monitor
 
 COPY Makefile /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tools/tm-monitor/
 
-RUN make get_tools
+RUN make tools
 
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tools/tm-monitor
 
diff --git a/tools/tm-monitor/README.md b/tools/tm-monitor/README.md
index 2bd367b99..1a8dfffc7 100644
--- a/tools/tm-monitor/README.md
+++ b/tools/tm-monitor/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ websocket.
 ## Development
 
 ```
-make get_tools
+make tools
 make test
 ```