diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 84b88f109b80fcc2d7e25e594431bf3a6374962c..d105a44b68f664a55559e38217dcf27ccf025b70 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ scm_version()
 			printf -- '-svn%s' "`git svn find-rev $head`"
 		fi
 
-		# Update index only on r/w media
-		[ -w . ] && git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
-
 		# Check for uncommitted changes
 		if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | grep -qv "^scripts/package"; then
 			printf '%s' -dirty