diff --git a/cli/app/new.go b/cli/app/new.go
index d4c70a33..61db25f2 100644
--- a/cli/app/new.go
+++ b/cli/app/new.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
-	recipePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/secret"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -172,16 +171,6 @@ func action(c *cli.Context) error {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	recipeMeta, err := catalogue.GetRecipeMeta(recipe.Name)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	latestVersion := recipeMeta.LatestVersion()
-	if err := recipePkg.EnsureVersion(recipe.Name, latestVersion); err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
 	if err := ensureServerFlag(); err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}