diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
index 2b1025778551e..06304e6ae4185 100644
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
@@ -190,11 +190,4 @@ cp -f "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/ci_setup/.bazelrc-ci" "$HOME/.bazelrc";
 echo "# Appended by $KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh" >> "$HOME/.bazelrc"
 echo "build --remote_header=x-buildbuddy-api-key=$KIBANA_BUILDBUDDY_CI_API_KEY" >> "$HOME/.bazelrc"
 
-
-###
-### make sure bazelisk is installed on CI
-###
-# bazeliskVersion=$(head -n 1 "$KIBANA_DIR/.bazeliskversion")
-# yarn global add "@bazel/bazelisk@${bazeliskVersion}"
-
 export CI_ENV_SETUP=true