diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index e338d390..2bcb6ca4 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/server"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
-	cataloguePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/web"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -184,10 +183,6 @@ func newAbraApp(version, commit string) *cli.App {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := cataloguePkg.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
 		logrus.Debugf("abra version %s, commit %s", version, commit)
 
 		return nil