diff --git a/apt_packages.txt b/apt_packages.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7723a531..00000000
--- a/apt_packages.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-hcxtools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b0422e0f..0e187ef8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ def install_file(source_filename, dest_filename):
 
 
 def install_system_files():
-    f = open("apt_packages.txt", "r")
-    for x in f:
-        if x == "":
-            continue
-        os.system(f"apt-get install {x}")
-    f.close()
-
     setup_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     data_path = os.path.join(setup_path, "builder/data")