diff --git a/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh b/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
index 4a0803210..b2b356e0c 100644
--- a/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
+++ b/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ if [[ -z "$epoch_target" ]]; then
   epoch_target=13
 fi
 
-[ -f ~/.profile ] && source ~/.profile
-
 # Cancel upgrade if the current user doesn't have write permissions for the
 # oh-my-zsh directory.
 [[ -w "$ZSH" ]] || return 0