diff --git a/mint/linux_mint.sh b/mint/linux_mint.sh
index e3533a0..923bf46 100755
--- a/mint/linux_mint.sh
+++ b/mint/linux_mint.sh
@@ -176,12 +176,6 @@ force-confold
 force-confdef
 DPKG
 
-e "Automatische Installation empfohlener Pakete aktivieren …"
-cat <<'EOF' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00recommends
-APT::Install-Recommends "true";
-Aptitude::Recommends-Important "true";
-EOF
-
 e "Besten Spiegelserver für '${script_distro}' auswählen …"
 mint-switch-to-local-mirror