diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 755466a1..b23debf0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -283,11 +283,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Install poppler-utils, which provides the `pdftocairo` command-line tool
-          # required by the background worker for PDF-to-image conversion.
-          echo "Installing system dependency: poppler-utils..."
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
-
           echo "Installing production dependencies and restarting server..."
           cd /var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com
           npm install --omit=dev # Install only production dependencies