diff --git a/upgrade.sh b/upgrade.sh
index d17dec06..6972ed2f 100755
--- a/upgrade.sh
+++ b/upgrade.sh
@@ -10,27 +10,6 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 PYTHON="python3"
 PIP="pip3"
 
-# Uninstall any Python packages which are no longer needed
-COMMAND="${PIP} uninstall -r old_requirements.txt -y"
-echo "Removing old Python packages ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND
-
-# Install any new Python packages
-COMMAND="${PIP} install -r requirements.txt --upgrade"
-echo "Updating required Python packages ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND
-
-# Validate Python dependencies
-COMMAND="${PIP} check"
-echo "Validating Python dependencies ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || (
-  echo "******** PLEASE FIX THE DEPENDENCIES BEFORE CONTINUING ********"
-  echo "* Manually install newer version(s) of the highlighted packages"
-  echo "* so that 'pip3 check' passes. For more information see:"
-  echo "* https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/988"
-  exit 1
-)
-
 # Apply any database migrations
 COMMAND="${PYTHON} netbox/manage.py migrate"
 echo "Applying database migrations ($COMMAND)..."