diff --git a/test-network/scripts/utils.sh b/test-network/scripts/utils.sh
index 1006b589..9f397981 100755
--- a/test-network/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/test-network/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ function installPrereqs() {
   FILE=../install-fabric.sh     
   if [ ! -f $FILE ]; then
     curl -sSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperledger/fabric/main/scripts/install-fabric.sh && chmod +x install-fabric.sh
-    sed -i '1s|.*|#!/usr/bin/env bash|' install-fabric.sh
     cp install-fabric.sh ..
   fi