diff --git a/parts/linux/cloud-init/artifacts/cse_install.sh b/parts/linux/cloud-init/artifacts/cse_install.sh
index 934938ec8c5..fe2f7900231 100755
--- a/parts/linux/cloud-init/artifacts/cse_install.sh
+++ b/parts/linux/cloud-init/artifacts/cse_install.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ downloadContainerdWasmShims() {
     done
     wait ${pids[@]}
     for shim_version in $CONTAINERD_WASM_VERSIONS; do
-        binary_version="$(echo "${shim_version}" | tr . -)"
         chmod 755 "$containerd_wasm_filepath/containerd-shim-wws-${binary_version}-v1"
     done
 }