diff --git a/install-ubuntu.sh b/install-ubuntu.sh
index 2f51c95e08..cb56951f8a 100644
--- a/install-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/install-ubuntu.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
     $SUDO sh <<SCRIPT
   set -ex
 
-  # if apt-transport-https is not installed, clear out old sources, update, then install apt-transport-https
-  dpkg -s apt-transport-https 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
-    (echo "" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/heroku.list \
-      && apt-get update \
-      && apt-get install -y apt-transport-https)
-
   # add heroku repository to apt
   echo "deb https://cli-assets.heroku.com/apt ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/heroku.list