diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eeebfc9eb0..0000000000
--- a/launch.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-
-export PASSIVE="0"
-exec ./launch_chffrplus.sh
diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index 449337b00d..9afacded8f 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .gitignore
 LICENSE
-launch.sh
 launch_env.sh
 launch_chffrplus.sh
 launch_openpilot.sh