diff --git a/plugin/builder/build-txz.ts b/plugin/builder/build-txz.ts
index 39b6766bd..0a69df3dc 100644
--- a/plugin/builder/build-txz.ts
+++ b/plugin/builder/build-txz.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { cleanupTxzFiles } from "./utils/cleanup";
 import { apiDir } from "./utils/paths";
 import { getVendorBundleName, getVendorFullPath } from "./build-vendor-store";
 import { getAssetUrl } from "./utils/bucket-urls";
-import { ensureRclone } from "./utils/rclone-helper";
 
 
 // Recursively search for manifest files
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ const buildTxz = async (validatedEnv: TxzEnv) => {
   
   await Promise.all([
     ensureNodeJs(),
-    ensureRclone()
   ]);
 
   // Create package - must be run from within the pre-pack directory