diff --git a/easy-build.sh b/easy-build.sh
index a3888f68..f634b569 100755
--- a/easy-build.sh
+++ b/easy-build.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ show_usage() {
 export CF=./CONF.sh
 . $CF
 export DEBIAN_CD_CONF_SOURCED=true
-unset UPDATE_LOCAL
 
 
 ## Parse the parameters passed to the script