diff --git a/infra/deploy.sh b/infra/deploy.sh
index 5b32ab0..06e88a1 100755
--- a/infra/deploy.sh
+++ b/infra/deploy.sh
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ deployAzureResources () {
     echo "Deploying Azure resources..."
     local SSH_PUBLICKEY=$(jq -r .publicKey <<< $SSHKEY_DETAILS)
     exitIfValueEmpty "$SSH_PUBLICKEY" "Unable to read ssh publickey, exiting..."
-    local aoaiName=$(az cognitiveservices account list --query "[?contains(properties.endpoint, '$GRAPHRAG_API_BASE')] | [0].name" -o tsv)
-    exitIfValueEmpty "$aoaiName" "Unable to retrieve AOAI name from GRAPHRAG_API_BASE, exiting..."
     local datetime="`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S`"
     local deployName="graphrag-deploy-$datetime"
     echo "Deployment name: $deployName"