diff --git a/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh b/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
index 5caac6561d..35d097b339 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ echo
 echo "========= Creating config transaction to add org3 to network =========== "
 echo
 
-echo "Installing jq"
-apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install jq
-
 # Fetch the config for the channel, writing it to config.json
 fetchChannelConfig ${CHANNEL_NAME} config.json