diff --git a/scale_build/image/update.py b/scale_build/image/update.py
index 1deb14f..fe221fb 100644
--- a/scale_build/image/update.py
+++ b/scale_build/image/update.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import requests
 import shutil
 import stat
 import tempfile
-import time
 
 from scale_build.config import SIGNING_KEY, SIGNING_PASSWORD
 from scale_build.extensions import build_extensions as do_build_extensions
@@ -201,23 +200,19 @@ def download_and_install_deb_package(package_name, download_url, deb_filename, p
         logger.info(f'Downloading {package_name} from {download_url}')
 
         # Download the package using requests
-        for retry in itertools.count(1):
-            try:
-                response = requests.get(download_url, stream=True, timeout=60, allow_redirects=True)
-                response.raise_for_status()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(download_url, stream=True, timeout=60, allow_redirects=True)
+            response.raise_for_status()
 
-                # Write the content to file in chunks to handle large files efficiently
-                with open(deb_path, 'wb') as f:
-                    for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
-                        if chunk:  # Filter out keep-alive chunks
-                            f.write(chunk)
+            # Write the content to file in chunks to handle large files efficiently
+            with open(deb_path, 'wb') as f:
+                for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                    if chunk:  # Filter out keep-alive chunks
+                        f.write(chunk)
 
-            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-                logger.error(f'Failed to download {package_name}: {e}')
-                if retry >= 5:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to download {package_name} from {download_url}: {e}') from None
-                else:
-                    time.sleep(10)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logger.error(f'Failed to download {package_name}: {e}')
+            raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to download {package_name} from {download_url}: {e}')
 
         # Verify the downloaded file exists and has content
         if not os.path.exists(deb_path) or os.path.getsize(deb_path) == 0: