diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 615e9cf..0305916 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -460,11 +460,6 @@
 			logInfo("");
 		}
 
-		if (!m_nodeps) {
-			logInfo("Checking dependencies in '%s'", dub.projectPath.toNativeString());
-			dub.update(UpdateOptions.none);
-		}
-
 		m_defaultConfig = dub.project.getDefaultConfiguration(m_buildPlatform);
 		if (m_print_configs) {
 			logInfo("Available configurations:");
@@ -612,11 +607,6 @@
 
 		setupPackage(dub, package_name);
 
-		if (!m_nodeps) {
-			logInfo("Checking dependencies in '%s'", dub.projectPath.toNativeString());
-			dub.update(UpdateOptions.none);
-		}
-
 		m_defaultConfig = dub.project.getDefaultConfiguration(m_buildPlatform);
 
 		dub.describeProject(m_buildPlatform, m_build_config.length ? m_build_config : m_defaultConfig);