--- a/upgrade.sh	2024-08-21 11:23:13.710528380 +0200
+++ b/upgrade.sh	2024-08-21 11:24:03.764192726 +0200
@@ -7,76 +7,6 @@
 # Python 3.7 or later.
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-VIRTUALENV="$(pwd -P)/venv"
-PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
-
-# Validate the minimum required Python version
-COMMAND="${PYTHON} -c 'import sys; exit(1 if sys.version_info < (3, 7) else 0)'"
-PYTHON_VERSION=$(eval "${PYTHON} -V")
-eval $COMMAND || {
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  echo "ERROR: Unsupported Python version: ${PYTHON_VERSION}. NetBox requires"
-  echo "Python 3.7 or later. To specify an alternate Python executable, set"
-  echo "the PYTHON environment variable. For example:"
-  echo ""
-  echo "  sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.7 ./upgrade.sh"
-  echo ""
-  echo "To show your current Python version: ${PYTHON} -V"
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  exit 1
-}
-echo "Using ${PYTHON_VERSION}"
-
-# Remove the existing virtual environment (if any)
-if [ -d "$VIRTUALENV" ]; then
-  COMMAND="rm -rf ${VIRTUALENV}"
-  echo "Removing old virtual environment..."
-  eval $COMMAND
-else
-  WARN_MISSING_VENV=1
-fi
-
-# Create a new virtual environment
-COMMAND="${PYTHON} -m venv ${VIRTUALENV}"
-echo "Creating a new virtual environment at ${VIRTUALENV}..."
-eval $COMMAND || {
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  echo "ERROR: Failed to create the virtual environment. Check that you have"
-  echo "the required system packages installed and the following path is"
-  echo "writable: ${VIRTUALENV}"
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-# Activate the virtual environment
-source "${VIRTUALENV}/bin/activate"
-
-# Upgrade pip
-COMMAND="pip install --upgrade pip"
-echo "Updating pip ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-pip -V
-
-# Install necessary system packages
-COMMAND="pip install wheel"
-echo "Installing Python system packages ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-
-# Install required Python packages
-COMMAND="pip install -r requirements.txt"
-echo "Installing core dependencies ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-
-# Install optional packages (if any)
-if [ -s "local_requirements.txt" ]; then
-  COMMAND="pip install -r local_requirements.txt"
-  echo "Installing local dependencies ($COMMAND)..."
-  eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-elif [ -f "local_requirements.txt" ]; then
-  echo "Skipping local dependencies (local_requirements.txt is empty)"
-else
-  echo "Skipping local dependencies (local_requirements.txt not found)"
-fi
 
 # Apply any database migrations
 COMMAND="python3 netbox/manage.py migrate"