diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
index 19c4d537e..d39a14d36 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ if [[ "${_L_COMPLETE}" == "1" || "${_L_INSTALL_COMPLETE}" == "1" ]]; then
     cp "${_W_DIR}"/usr/share/archboot/patches/31-initcpio.functions.fixed "${_W_DIR}"/usr/lib/initcpio/functions
     # write initramfs to "${_W_DIR}"/tmp
     systemd-nspawn -D "${_W_DIR}" /bin/bash -c "umount tmp;mkinitcpio -k ${_HWKVER} -c ${_CONFIG} -d /tmp" >/dev/tty7 2>&1 || exit 1
-    rm -f "${_W_DIR}"/tmp/etc/initrd-release
     echo -e "\033[1mStep 6/9:\033[0m Cleanup ${_W_DIR} ..."
     find "${_W_DIR}"/. -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 ! -name 'tmp' ! -name "${VMLINUZ}" -exec rm -rf {} \;
     # 10 seconds for getting free RAM