diff --git a/extras/vpnupgrade_centos.sh b/extras/vpnupgrade_centos.sh
index db00caf..d8075a8 100644
--- a/extras/vpnupgrade_centos.sh
+++ b/extras/vpnupgrade_centos.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ cd /opt/src || exit 1
 # Add the EPEL repository
 epel_url="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-$(rpm -E '%{rhel}').noarch.rpm"
 yum -y install epel-release || yum -y install "$epel_url" || exiterr2
-yum -y makecache || { yum -y clean metadata; yum -y makecache; } || { yum -y clean metadata; yum -y makecache; }
 
 # Install necessary packages
 yum -y install nss-devel nspr-devel pkgconfig pam-devel \
diff --git a/vpnsetup_centos.sh b/vpnsetup_centos.sh
index c8ab6b0..6d016b6 100755
--- a/vpnsetup_centos.sh
+++ b/vpnsetup_centos.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ bigecho "Adding the EPEL repository..."
 
 epel_url="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-$(rpm -E '%{rhel}').noarch.rpm"
 yum -y install epel-release || yum -y install "$epel_url" || exiterr2
-yum -y makecache || { yum -y clean metadata; yum -y makecache; } || { yum -y clean metadata; yum -y makecache; }
 
 bigecho "Installing packages required for the VPN..."