diff --git a/rpi-eeprom-update b/rpi-eeprom-update
index 2dcc3ab..fffdc52 100755
--- a/rpi-eeprom-update
+++ b/rpi-eeprom-update
@@ -335,11 +335,8 @@ checkDependencies() {
       EEPROM_SIZE=524288
       BOOTLOADER_AUTO_UPDATE_MIN_VERSION="${BOOTLOADER_AUTO_UPDATE_MIN_VERSION:-1599135103}"
    elif [ $(((0x$BOARD_INFO >> 12) & 15)) = 4 ]; then
-      # BCM2712 always supports self-update so recovery.bin is only used for RPi imager
-      # bootloader updated SD cards or with RPIBOOT.
       BCM_CHIP=2712
       EEPROM_SIZE=2097152
-      RPI_EEPROM_SELF_UPDATE=1
       BOOTLOADER_AUTO_UPDATE_MIN_VERSION="${BOOTLOADER_AUTO_UPDATE_MIN_VERSION:-1697650217}"
    else
       chipNotSupported