diff --git a/setup-apkrepos.in b/setup-apkrepos.in
index b99055b8e9a9789927311fed8b191a337c092baf..da47f79538dffaf5020e4e5c3ff90d561af6b496 100755
--- a/setup-apkrepos.in
+++ b/setup-apkrepos.in
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ if [ -z "$MIRRORS" ] && [ -r "$MIRRORS_PATH" ]; then
 	MIRRORS=`cat $MIRRORS_PATH`
 fi
 
-RELEASES_PATH=/usr/share/alpine-mirrors/RELEASES.txt
-if [ -z "$RELEASES" ] && [ -r "$RELEASES_PATH" ]; then
-	RELEASES=`cat $RELEASES_PATH`
-fi
-
 APKREPOS_PATH=/etc/apk/repositories
 if [ -r "$APKREPOS_PATH" ]; then
 	APKREPOS=`cat "$APKREPOS_PATH"`