diff --git a/buildscripts/ci/linux/tools/make_appimage.sh b/buildscripts/ci/linux/tools/make_appimage.sh
index 1e1adab851e9f..bf145f214c6ba 100644
--- a/buildscripts/ci/linux/tools/make_appimage.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/ci/linux/tools/make_appimage.sh
@@ -129,25 +129,9 @@ fi
 if [[ "${UPDATE_INFORMATION}" ]]; then
   export PATH="$BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool:$PATH"
 
-  readlink -f "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-  readlink "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool/appimageupdatetool-${PACKARCH}.AppDir
-
-  cd $BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool
-  readlink -f "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-  readlink "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool
-  ls $BUILD_TOOLS/appimageupdatetool/appimageupdatetool-${PACKARCH}.AppDir
-
-  # `appimageupdatetool`'s `AppRun` script gets confused when called via a symlink to itself
-  # (rather than when its containing AppDir is symlinked). Let's patch it.
-  sed -i 's|appdir=$(readlink -f ${APPDIR:-$(dirname "$0")})|appdir=$(readlink -f "${APPDIR:-$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$(which "$0")")")}")|' "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-  cat "$(which appimageupdatetool)"
-
-  bash -ex appimageupdatetool --version
+  # `appimageupdatetool`'s `AppRun` script gets confused when called via a symlink.
+  # Resolve the symlink here to avoid this issue.
+  $(readlink -f "$(which appimageupdatetool)") --version
 fi
 
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