diff --git a/dev/build.sh b/dev/build.sh
index 5288844..12f7886 100755
--- a/dev/build.sh
+++ b/dev/build.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@
 # Stop on the first sign of trouble
 set -e
 
-echo "The Things Network RPi + IC880A Gateway Builder/Installer"
+echo "The Things Network Raspberry Pi Gateway Builder/Installer"
 echo ""
 
-# Install the necessary packages, whether they're used
-# at build time or at runtime.
-apt-get update
-## needed by the "ip" command in set-gateway-id.sh called by run.sh 
-apt-get install iproute
-
 # Build in a temp folder that we'll completely  purge after build,
 # and install into the linux folder where apps reside.