diff --git a/tools/deployment/common/005-deploy-k8s.sh b/tools/deployment/common/005-deploy-k8s.sh
index c69e1b74c..95a76fe19 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/common/005-deploy-k8s.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/common/005-deploy-k8s.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl restart helm-serve
 sudo systemctl enable helm-serve
 
+# Remove stable repo, if present, to improve build time
+helm repo remove stable || true
+
 # Set up local helm repo
 helm repo add local http://localhost:8879/charts
 helm repo update