diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index eb702e74e8..2c3f0ae8d7 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -434,8 +434,6 @@ fi
           popd > /dev/null
         fi
 
-        # copy update package to target directory
-        cp sign/$IMAGE_NAME-update.zip $TARGET_IMG
         popd > /dev/null
 
       elif [ "$1" = "noobs" ]; then