diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 754a973136..62be2a2613 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -954,16 +954,6 @@ lockfile-check:
 	@git diff --exit-code --color=always package-lock.json \
 	|| (code=$$?; echo "Please run 'npm install --package-lock-only' and commit the result"; exit $${code})
 
-.PHONY: update-translations
-update-translations:
-	mkdir -p ./translations
-	cd ./translations && curl -L https://crowdin.com/download/project/gitea.zip > gitea.zip && unzip gitea.zip
-	rm ./translations/gitea.zip
-	$(SED_INPLACE) -e 's/="/=/g' -e 's/"$$//g' ./translations/*.ini
-	$(SED_INPLACE) -e 's/\\"/"/g' ./translations/*.ini
-	mv ./translations/*.ini ./options/locale/
-	rmdir ./translations
-
 .PHONY: generate-license
 generate-license:
 	$(GO) run build/generate-licenses.go