diff --git a/build_io.sh b/build_io.sh
index d35a92d4f4e1c9f2c51c05621728890d4db47fd4..19d258bde19e50cc46eb663271db3cbe490e7a11 100755
--- a/build_io.sh
+++ b/build_io.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_devices.git openfpm_devices
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_data.git openfpm_data
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_pdata.git openfpm_pdata
 cd "$1/openfpm_data"
-git checkout develop
 cd ..
 
 cd "$1/openfpm_io"