diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
index 8e3137afa..229760f1f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 source_list=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/eslerlang.list
 source_key=/usr/share/keyrings/eslerlang.gpg
@@ -16,17 +15,7 @@ wget -q -O - https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu/erlang_solutions.asc |
 echo "deb [signed-by=$source_key]  https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" > $source_list
 apt-get update
 
-
-apt-get install --no-install-recommends esl-erlang || true
-
-# Downoloading and installing a deb file manually, ignore deptree errors
-esl_url="https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu/pool/esl-erlang_25.2.3-2~ubuntu~focal_amd64.deb"
-download_with_retries $esl_url  "/tmp"
-dpkg -i /tmp/esl-erlang_25.2.3-2~ubuntu~focal_amd64.deb || true
-
-# Restore a proper deptree which brings esl-erlang back in the loop
-# but eleminate unwanted X.org dependencies
-apt --no-install-recommends --fix-broken install
+apt-get install --no-install-recommends esl-erlang
 
 # Install rebar3
 rebar3_url="https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/releases/latest/download/rebar3"