diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 6cc1719..9ebd8d2 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 # dependencies used by the app
 
-latest_tag=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/latest | grep 'tag_name' | cut -d\" -f4)
-
 YNH_PHP_VERSION="8.0"
 
 # Composer version