diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
index adcd8c22c2..9391529eb3 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 set_defvars()
 {
-	local DDIRS i instver instsharedir
+	local DDIRS i instsharedir
 
 	instsharedir=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@
 
@@ -67,10 +67,4 @@ set_defvars()
 	export XBPS_CMPVER_CMD="xbps-uhelper.static cmpver"
 	export XBPS_FETCH_CMD="xbps-uhelper.static fetch"
 	export XBPS_REPO_CMD="xbps-repo.static"
-
-	#
-	# Check that installed xbps utils version is recent enough.
-	#
-	instver=$(${XBPS_PKGDB_CMD} -V)
-
 }