diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index de2ab5ea0..fd052579c 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ if [ -f $LOCK_FILE ] ; then
 fi
 touch $LOCK_FILE
 
-UPDATE_SITE_CONFIG=stage1_updating
-
 # Create a new updating.html from the template
 \cp $SCRIPT_DIR/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template $UPDATE_HTML