diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Update.php b/app/Console/Commands/Update.php
index 0f8ff2f10..59594e2b5 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Update.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Update.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Update extends Command
                 }
 
                 if ($this->option('composer-install') === true) {
-                    $this->exec('✓ Updating composer dependencies', 'composer install --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs'.($this->option('dev') === false ? ' --no-dev' : ''));
+                    $this->exec('✓ Updating composer dependencies', 'composer install --no-interaction'.($this->option('dev') === false ? ' --no-dev' : ''));
                 }
 
                 if ($this->option('skip-storage-link') !== true && $this->getLaravel()->environment() != 'testing' && ! file_exists(public_path('storage'))) {
diff --git a/docs/contribute/readme.md b/docs/contribute/readme.md
index 5e3f0cb90..280a2a220 100644
--- a/docs/contribute/readme.md
+++ b/docs/contribute/readme.md
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Once the above softwares are installed (or if you've finished the installation o
     1. If you use Homestead (which uses Vagrant under the hood), `vagrant ssh` will let you login as root inside your VM.
 1. Run `make install` in the folder the repository has been cloned. This will run :
     1. `cp .env.example .env` to create your own version of all the environment variables needed for the project to work.
-    1. `composer install --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs` to install all packages.
-       - Due to an issue with VirtualBox, you may encounter an error at this step due to a plug-in called `package-versions`. If this happens, delete the /vendor folder that was created and run `composer install --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs --no-plugins --no-scripts` instead.
+    1. `composer install --no-interaction` to install all packages.
+       - Due to an issue with VirtualBox, you may encounter an error at this step due to a plug-in called `package-versions`. If this happens, delete the /vendor folder that was created and run `composer install --no-interaction --no-plugins --no-scripts` instead.
        - See this [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/laravel/homestead/issues/1240) for more information.
     1. `yarn install` to install all the front-end dependencies and tools needed to compile assets.
        - If you experience an error related to `EPROTO: protocol error, symlink`, see [here](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/4908).
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ If you haven't skipped the seeding of fake data, two accounts are created by def
 * Second account is `blank@blank.com` with the password `blank0`. This account does not contain any data and shall be used to check all the blank states.
 
 To update a current installation with the latest dependencies, just run `make update` to run
-  1. `composer install --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs`
+  1. `composer install --no-interaction`
   1. `yarn upgrade`
   1. `yarn run dev`
   1. `php artisan migrate`
diff --git a/docs/installation/providers/cpanel.md b/docs/installation/providers/cpanel.md
index 7267e732b..9539da951 100644
--- a/docs/installation/providers/cpanel.md
+++ b/docs/installation/providers/cpanel.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Open the cPanel file manager and navigate to the directory in which you want to
     - configure a [mailserver](/docs/installation/mail.md) for registration & reminders to work correctly. Generally you can configure a SMTP account within cPanel and be fine. 
     - set the `APP_ENV` variable to `production`, `local` is only used for the development version. Beware: setting `APP_ENV` to `production` will force HTTPS. Skip this if you're running Monica locally.
 3. Log into the cPanel server via SSH and navigate to the directory in which you want to install Monica.
-4. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs` to install all packages.
+4. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev` to install all packages.
 5. Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate an application key. This will set `APP_KEY` with the right value automatically.
 6. Run `php artisan setup:production -v` to run the migrations, seed the database and symlink folders.
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/providers/debian.md b/docs/installation/providers/debian.md
index d110caf80..9292acedc 100644
--- a/docs/installation/providers/debian.md
+++ b/docs/installation/providers/debian.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ exit
     - set `DB_USERNAME` and `DB_PASSWORD` with the settings used behind.
     - configure a [mailserver](/docs/installation/mail.md) for registration & reminders to work correctly.
     - set the `APP_ENV` variable to `production`, `local` is only used for the development version. Beware: setting `APP_ENV` to `production` will force HTTPS. Skip this if you're running Monica locally.
-1. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs` to install all packages.
+1. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev` to install all packages.
 1. Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate an application key. This will set `APP_KEY` with the right value automatically.
 1. Run `php artisan setup:production -v` to run the migrations, seed the database and symlink folders.
     - You can use `email` and `password` parameter to setup a first account directly: `php artisan setup:production --email=your@email.com --password=yourpassword -v`
diff --git a/docs/installation/providers/generic.md b/docs/installation/providers/generic.md
index 0f644beff..628843cc3 100644
--- a/docs/installation/providers/generic.md
+++ b/docs/installation/providers/generic.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ exit
     - set `DB_USERNAME` and `DB_PASSWORD` with the settings used behind.
     - configure a [mailserver](/docs/installation/mail.md) for registration & reminders to work correctly.
     - set the `APP_ENV` variable to `production`, `local` is only used for the development version. Beware: setting `APP_ENV` to `production` will force HTTPS. Skip this if you're running Monica locally.
-3. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs` to install all packages.
+3. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev` to install all packages.
 4. Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate an application key. This will set `APP_KEY` with the right value automatically.
 5. Run `php artisan setup:production -v` to run the migrations, seed the database and symlink folders.
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/providers/ubuntu.md b/docs/installation/providers/ubuntu.md
index a484a6280..14b2730e6 100644
--- a/docs/installation/providers/ubuntu.md
+++ b/docs/installation/providers/ubuntu.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ exit
     - set `DB_USERNAME` and `DB_PASSWORD` with the settings used behind.
     - configure a [mailserver](/docs/installation/mail.md) for registration & reminders to work correctly.
     - set the `APP_ENV` variable to `production`, `local` is only used for the development version. Beware: setting `APP_ENV` to `production` will force HTTPS. Skip this if you're running Monica locally.
-1. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs` to install all packages.
+1. Run `composer install --no-interaction --no-dev` to install all packages.
 1. Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate an application key. This will set `APP_KEY` with the right value automatically.
 1. Run `php artisan setup:production -v` to run the migrations, seed the database and symlink folders.
     - You can use `email` and `password` parameter to setup a first account directly: `php artisan setup:production --email=your@email.com --password=yourpassword -v`
diff --git a/docs/installation/update.md b/docs/installation/update.md
index f634494ca..ad18332cc 100644
--- a/docs/installation/update.md
+++ b/docs/installation/update.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ or if you have installed Monica on your own server, you need to follow the steps
        ```
 1. Update the dependencies of the project:
    ```sh
-   composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs
+   composer install --no-interaction --no-dev
    ```
 1. Then, run the following command to make the proper update:
    ```sh
diff --git a/scripts/docker/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
index af5383280..138a46215 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ RUN install-composer.sh
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     mkdir -p storage/framework/views; \
-    composer install --no-interaction --no-progress --no-dev --ignore-platform-reqs; \
+    composer install --no-interaction --no-progress --no-dev; \
     composer clear-cache; \
     rm -rf .composer
 
diff --git a/scripts/vagrant/build/install-monica.sh b/scripts/vagrant/build/install-monica.sh
index 06f35c7da..fea15fa65 100644
--- a/scripts/vagrant/build/install-monica.sh
+++ b/scripts/vagrant/build/install-monica.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cd $DESTDIR
 if [ -n "${GIT_TAG:-}" ]; then
   git checkout tags/$GIT_TAG
 fi
-composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --no-progress --ignore-platform-reqs  >/dev/null
+composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --no-progress >/dev/null
 composer clear-cache
 
 echo -e "\n\033[4;32mConfiguring Monica\033[0;40m"