diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
index da124a9..c8b055f 100644
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - block:
-    - name: Stat gitea-latest
-      stat:
-        path: "{{ gitea_base_dir }}/gitea-latest"
-      register: gitea_installed
-
-    - name: Get running version
-      shell: "{{ gitea_base_dir }}/gitea-latest -v | perl -pe '($_)=/([0-9]+([.][0-9]+)+)/'"
-      register: gitea_current
-      changed_when: False
-      when: gitea_installed.stat.exists
-
     - name: Create group '{{ gitea_group }}'
       group:
         name: "{{ gitea_group }}"