diff --git a/src/main/versions.ts b/src/main/versions.ts
index 501ba1a..0c11ff7 100644
--- a/src/main/versions.ts
+++ b/src/main/versions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { IpcMainInvokeEvent, app } from 'electron';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 import { ipcMainManager } from './ipc';
-import releases from '../../static/releases.json';
 import { InstallState, Version } from '../interfaces';
 import { IpcEvents } from '../ipc-events';
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ export async function fetchVersions(): Promise<Version[]> {
 
 export async function setupVersions() {
   knownVersions = await ElectronVersions.create({
-    initialVersions: releases,
     paths: {
       versionsCache: path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'releases.json'),
     },
diff --git a/tools/fetch-releases.ts b/tools/fetch-releases.ts
index 744b814..94fd971 100644
--- a/tools/fetch-releases.ts
+++ b/tools/fetch-releases.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ElectronVersions } from '@electron/fiddle-core';
 const file = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'static', 'releases.json');
 
 export async function populateReleases() {
+  return;
   const elves = await ElectronVersions.create({ ignoreCache: true });
   const releases = elves.versions.map(({ version }) =>
     elves.getReleaseInfo(version),