diff --git a/internal/build/env.go b/internal/build/env.go
index 0854fba2498d..9cfcbb69b343 100644
--- a/internal/build/env.go
+++ b/internal/build/env.go
@@ -170,8 +170,5 @@ func applyEnvFlags(env Environment) Environment {
 	if *CronJobFlag {
 		env.IsCronJob = true
 	}
-	if *UbuntuVersionFlag != "" {
-		env.UbuntuVersion = *UbuntuVersionFlag
-	}
 	return env
 }