diff --git a/install_proxmenux.sh b/install_proxmenux.sh
index de98e245..be493cee 100755
--- a/install_proxmenux.sh
+++ b/install_proxmenux.sh
@@ -821,13 +821,6 @@ install_normal_version() {
     cp "./version.txt" "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE"
     cp "./install_proxmenux.sh" "$BASE_DIR/install_proxmenux.sh"
 
-    # Defensive: strip CRLF and reject a broken launcher before we declare success.
-    sed -i 's/\r$//' "$INSTALL_DIR/$MENU_SCRIPT" "$UTILS_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true
-    if ! bash -n "$INSTALL_DIR/$MENU_SCRIPT" 2>/dev/null; then
-        msg_error "Installed launcher failed syntax check. Installation aborted."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     # Wipe the scripts tree before copying so any file removed upstream
     # (renamed, consolidated, deprecated) disappears from the user install.
     # Only $BASE_DIR/scripts/ is cleared; config.json, cache.json,
@@ -971,12 +964,6 @@ install_translation_version() {
     cp "./version.txt" "$LOCAL_VERSION_FILE"
     cp "./install_proxmenux.sh" "$BASE_DIR/install_proxmenux.sh"
 
-    sed -i 's/\r$//' "$INSTALL_DIR/$MENU_SCRIPT" "$UTILS_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true
-    if ! bash -n "$INSTALL_DIR/$MENU_SCRIPT" 2>/dev/null; then
-        msg_error "Installed launcher failed syntax check. Installation aborted."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     mkdir -p "$BASE_DIR/scripts"
     cp -r "./scripts/"* "$BASE_DIR/scripts/"
     chmod -R +x "$BASE_DIR/scripts/"