diff --git a/scripts/create-dump.sh b/scripts/create-dump.sh
index d9f5da20f8..ee87c60386 100755
--- a/scripts/create-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-dump.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ do
   sleep 30
 done
 
-cabal update
 # Start the dump job
 cabal v2-run plutus-script-evaluation-test:dump-script-events -- --socket-path "$NODE_DIR"/db/node.socket --config "$NODE_DIR"/mainnet-config.json --mainnet --blocks-per-file 10000 --events-per-file 50000 --dir "$LOCAL_DUMP_DIR" &
 pid_dump=$!