--- ./ci/build/npm-postinstall.sh
+++ ./ci/build/npm-postinstall.sh
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@
     ;;
   esac
 
-  mkdir -p ./lib
-
-  if curl -fsSL "https://github.com/coder/cloud-agent/releases/latest/download/cloud-agent-$OS-$ARCH" -o ./lib/coder-cloud-agent; then
-    chmod +x ./lib/coder-cloud-agent
-  else
-    echo "Failed to download cloud agent; --link will not work"
-  fi
-
   if ! vscode_install; then
     echo "You may not have the required dependencies to build the native modules."
     echo "Please see https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/main/docs/npm.md"