diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 4cd797a..3577bde 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ packageset="$(cat "packageset/$(echo "$fversion" | cut -d'-' -f1)/$variant.txt"
     {
         echo "FREIFUNK_DISTRIB_ID='Freifunk Falter'"
         echo "FREIFUNK_RELEASE='$fversion'"
-        echo "FREIFUNK_OPENWRT_BASE='$orelease'"
         echo "FREIFUNK_REVISION='$frevision'"
         echo "FREIFUNK_VARIANT='$variant'"
     } >embedded-files/etc/freifunk_release