--- netbox-4.4.10/upgrade.sh	2026-02-26 13:58:58.123827109 +0100
+++ netbox-4.4.10/upgrade.sh	2026-02-26 13:59:38.894136032 +0100
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 NETBOX_VERSION="$(grep ^version netbox/release.yaml | cut -d \" -f2)"
 echo "You are installing (or upgrading to) NetBox version ${NETBOX_VERSION}"
 
-VIRTUALENV="$(pwd -P)/venv"
-PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
-
 # Validate the minimum required Python version
 COMMAND="${PYTHON} -c 'import sys; exit(1 if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else 0)'"
 PYTHON_VERSION=$(eval "${PYTHON} -V")
@@ -38,57 +35,6 @@
 }
 echo "Using ${PYTHON_VERSION}"
 
-# Remove the existing virtual environment (if any)
-if [ -d "$VIRTUALENV" ]; then
-  COMMAND="rm -rf \"${VIRTUALENV}\""
-  echo "Removing old virtual environment..."
-  eval $COMMAND
-else
-  WARN_MISSING_VENV=1
-fi
-
-# Create a new virtual environment
-COMMAND="${PYTHON} -m venv \"${VIRTUALENV}\""
-echo "Creating a new virtual environment at ${VIRTUALENV}..."
-eval $COMMAND || {
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  echo "ERROR: Failed to create the virtual environment. Check that you have"
-  echo "the required system packages installed and the following path is"
-  echo "writable: ${VIRTUALENV}"
-  echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-# Activate the virtual environment
-source "${VIRTUALENV}/bin/activate"
-
-# Upgrade pip
-COMMAND="pip install --upgrade pip"
-echo "Updating pip ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-pip -V
-
-# Install necessary system packages
-COMMAND="pip install wheel"
-echo "Installing Python system packages ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-
-# Install required Python packages
-COMMAND="pip install -r requirements.txt"
-echo "Installing core dependencies ($COMMAND)..."
-eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-
-# Install optional packages (if any)
-if [ -s "local_requirements.txt" ]; then
-  COMMAND="pip install -r local_requirements.txt"
-  echo "Installing local dependencies ($COMMAND)..."
-  eval $COMMAND || exit 1
-elif [ -f "local_requirements.txt" ]; then
-  echo "Skipping local dependencies (local_requirements.txt is empty)"
-else
-  echo "Skipping local dependencies (local_requirements.txt not found)"
-fi
-
 # Apply any database migrations
 if [ "$READONLY_MODE" = true ]; then
   echo "Skipping database migrations (read-only mode)"