diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5cf44613..32c6502c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ build-deps-ubuntu:
 		curl \
 		gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
 		gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi \
-		upx \
 		jq
 	which pip3 || sudo apt install -y python3-pip
 
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ cli-deps-static-sites:
 	touch server/docs/index.html server/site/app.html
 
 cli-deps-all:
-	which upx || { echo "ERROR: upx not installed. On Ubuntu, run: apt install upx"; exit 1; }
 	go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@latest
 
 cli-deps-gcc-armv6-armv7:
diff --git a/docs/develop.md b/docs/develop.md
index 23a6c1bb..5e7004b7 100644
--- a/docs/develop.md
+++ b/docs/develop.md
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ sudo apt install \
     gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi \
     gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
     python3-pip \
-    upx \
     git
 ```