diff --git a/pbc b/pbc
index d3f4bfd..511d2be 100755
--- a/pbc
+++ b/pbc
@@ -336,9 +336,6 @@ case "$action" in
 
     [ "$(whoami)" != "root" ] && echo "Error: installation only works as root!" >&2 && exit 1
 
-    tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-    trap cleanup_tmpdir EXIT
-
     install_proxmox_backup_client "$update" || exit $?
 
     if dpkg -s jq &>/dev/null; then