diff --git a/polkadot/README.md b/polkadot/README.md
index 3c234bb8e3f4..465fe5555fe4 100644
--- a/polkadot/README.md
+++ b/polkadot/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ directory of the repo:
 
 ```bash
 git checkout <latest tagged release>
-./scripts/init.sh
 cargo build --release
 ```