diff --git a/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js b/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
index d8866e0..b75763e 100644
--- a/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
+++ b/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ async function deploy() {
           `  ⚠️  SFTP failed for ${path.basename(file.local)}, using cat fallback...`
         );
         const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(file.local, 'utf8');
-        const escapedContent = fileContent.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
         const catResult = await ssh.execCommand(
           `cat > '${file.remote}' << 'EOFMARKER'\n${fileContent}\nEOFMARKER`
         );