diff --git a/treeppl/base.py b/treeppl/base.py
index 14ea808..8caff98 100644
--- a/treeppl/base.py
+++ b/treeppl/base.py
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 from .serialization import from_json, to_json
 
 def get_tpplc_binary():
-    tpplc = shutil.which("tpplc")
-    if tpplc:
-        return tpplc
-
     # NOTE(vipa, 2025-06-04): The selfcontained compiler must be
     # deployed to a directory somewhere. There are three important
     # limitatations: