diff --git a/inst/gha/data-apps-deps-update.R b/inst/gha/data-apps-deps-update.R
index 65b8648c2c..f0b070d6e9 100644
--- a/inst/gha/data-apps-deps-update.R
+++ b/inst/gha/data-apps-deps-update.R
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ update_apps_deps <- function(repo_dir = ".") {
     sep = "",
     "# Do not edit by hand!\n",
     "# This file is automatically generated by `./inst/gha/data-apps-deps-update.R`\n",
-    "apps_deps <- ", paste0(apps_deps_txt, collapse = "\n"), "\n",
+    # "apps_deps <- ", paste0(apps_deps_txt, collapse = "\n"), "\n",
     "apps_deps_map <- ", apps_deps_map_txt, "\n"
   )
 }