diff --git a/live-build/functions b/live-build/functions
index 69a9e46a..c1e5298e 100644
--- a/live-build/functions
+++ b/live-build/functions
@@ -555,12 +555,6 @@ snap_prepare() {
     local snaps_dir="$seed_dir/snaps"
 
     snap_prepare_assertions "$CHROOT_ROOT" "$CUSTOM_BRAND_MODEL"
-
-    # ubuntu-cpc:minimized has its own special snap handling
-    if [ "$PROJECT:${SUBPROJECT:-}" != ubuntu-cpc:minimized ]; then
-        # Download the core snap
-        _snap_preseed "$CHROOT_ROOT" core stable
-    fi
 }
 
 snap_preseed() {