diff --git a/bin/dev b/bin/dev
index 686781e2c899..3b0257b2678d 100755
--- a/bin/dev
+++ b/bin/dev
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-function fallback_to_foreman() {
-  echo 'Overmind not installed. Falling back to foreman...'
-  if ! command -v foreman &> /dev/null; then
-    echo 'Installing foreman...'
-    gem install foreman
-  fi
-
-  foreman start -f Procfile.dev
-}
-
 if command -v overmind &> /dev/null; then
   overmind start -f Procfile.dev
+elif command -v foreman &> /dev/null; then
+  foreman start -f Procfile.dev
 else
-  fallback_to_foreman
+  echo 'Neither overmind, nor foreman is installed, either `gem install overmind` or `gem install foreman`.'
+  exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/docs/development/development-environment-osx/README.md b/docs/development/development-environment-osx/README.md
index 9c4c3509d4dc..0ea85c511bd7 100644
--- a/docs/development/development-environment-osx/README.md
+++ b/docs/development/development-environment-osx/README.md
@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@ RAILS_ENV=development bin/rails db:seed
 You can run all required workers of OpenProject through `overmind`, which combines them in a single tab. Optionally, you
 may also
 run `overmind` as a daemon and connect to services individually.
-The `bin/dev` command will first check if `overmind` is available and run the application if via `Procfile.dev` if
-possible. If not,
-it falls back to `foreman`, installing it if needed.
+The `bin/dev` command will first check if `overmind` is available and run the application via `Procfile.dev`. Otherwise
+it will use `foreman` if it is available.
 
 ```shell
 bin/dev
diff --git a/docs/development/development-environment-ubuntu/README.md b/docs/development/development-environment-ubuntu/README.md
index 7a3c860abe5d..bf0117a93551 100644
--- a/docs/development/development-environment-ubuntu/README.md
+++ b/docs/development/development-environment-ubuntu/README.md
@@ -270,9 +270,8 @@ RAILS_ENV=development bin/rails db:seed
 You can run all required workers of OpenProject through `overmind`, which combines them in a single tab. Optionally, you
 may also
 run `overmind` as a daemon and connect to services individually.
-The `bin/dev` command will first check if `overmind` is available and run the application if via `Procfile.dev` if
-possible. If not,
-it falls back to `foreman`, installing it if needed.
+The `bin/dev` command will first check if `overmind` is available and run the application via `Procfile.dev`. Otherwise
+it will use `foreman` if it is available.
 
 ```shell
 bin/dev