diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4f15f7045..c8c951c6ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ CORE_MAINTAINER?=	project@opnsense.org
 CORE_ORIGIN?=		opnsense/${CORE_NAME}
 CORE_PACKAGESITE?=	https://pkg.opnsense.org
 CORE_PRODUCT?=		OPNsense
-CORE_REPOSITORY?=	latest
 CORE_WWW?=		https://opnsense.org/
 CORE_USER?=		wwwonly
 CORE_UID?=		789
diff --git a/Mk/defaults.mk b/Mk/defaults.mk
index 2ce3836c36..4fa6a93fba 100644
--- a/Mk/defaults.mk
+++ b/Mk/defaults.mk
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ REPLACEMENTS=	CORE_ABI \
 		CORE_PKGVERSION \
 		CORE_PRODUCT \
 		CORE_PYTHON_DOT \
-		CORE_REPOSITORY \
 		CORE_SERIES \
 		CORE_SERIES_FW \
 		CORE_SYSLOGNG \
diff --git a/src/etc/pkg/repos/OPNsense.conf.shadow.in b/src/etc/pkg/repos/OPNsense.conf.shadow.in
index 5b411ca6b3..7089c7bdaa 100644
--- a/src/etc/pkg/repos/OPNsense.conf.shadow.in
+++ b/src/etc/pkg/repos/OPNsense.conf.shadow.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 OPNsense: {
   fingerprints: "/usr/local/etc/pkg/fingerprints/OPNsense",
-  url: "%%CORE_PACKAGESITE%%/${ABI}/%%CORE_ABI%%/%%CORE_REPOSITORY%%",
+  url: "%%CORE_PACKAGESITE%%/${ABI}/%%CORE_ABI%%/latest",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   priority: 11,
   enabled: yes
diff --git a/src/opnsense/version/core.in b/src/opnsense/version/core.in
index 931d2be06a..108d5ffe27 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/version/core.in
+++ b/src/opnsense/version/core.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "CORE_PKGVERSION": "%%CORE_PKGVERSION%%",
     "CORE_PRODUCT": "%%CORE_PRODUCT%%",
     "CORE_PYTHON_DOT": "%%CORE_PYTHON_DOT%%",
-    "CORE_REPOSITORY": "%%CORE_REPOSITORY%%",
     "CORE_SERIES_FW": "%%CORE_SERIES_FW%%",
     "CORE_SERIES": "%%CORE_SERIES%%",
     "CORE_SYSLOGNG": "%%CORE_SYSLOGNG%%",