diff --git a/src/main/cluster-detectors/distribution-detector.ts b/src/main/cluster-detectors/distribution-detector.ts
index c912fcf5b5..dcdacfb253 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster-detectors/distribution-detector.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster-detectors/distribution-detector.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ export class DistributionDetector extends BaseClusterDetector {
   }
 
   public async getKubernetesVersion() {
-    if (this.cluster.version) return this.cluster.version;
-
     const response = await this.k8sRequest("/version");
 
     return response.gitVersion;