diff --git a/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh b/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
index 0285411..fb021c2 100644
--- a/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
+++ b/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
@@ -260,10 +260,6 @@ function install_mod {
 
 	# Add new item to the items array in PVE.node.StatusView
 	if [[ -z $(cat "$pvemanagerlibjs" | grep -e "itemId: 'thermal[[:alnum:]]*'") ]]; then
-		# Create backup of original file
-		cp "$pvemanagerlibjs" "$BACKUP_DIR/pvemanagerlib.js.$timestamp"
-		msg "Backup of \"$pvemanagerlibjs\" saved to \"$BACKUP_DIR/pvemanagerlib.js.$timestamp\"."
-
 		local tempHelperCtorParams=$([[ "$TEMP_UNIT" = "F" ]] && echo '{srcUnit: PVE.mod.TempHelper.CELSIUS, dstUnit: PVE.mod.TempHelper.FAHRENHEIT}' || echo '{srcUnit: PVE.mod.TempHelper.CELSIUS, dstUnit: PVE.mod.TempHelper.CELSIUS}')
 		# Expand space in StatusView
 		sed -i "/Ext.define('PVE\.node\.StatusView'/,/\},/ {