diff --git a/cmds/hub/main.go b/cmds/hub/main.go
index 0d453df1..807d9290 100644
--- a/cmds/hub/main.go
+++ b/cmds/hub/main.go
@@ -90,6 +90,5 @@ func initializeGlobals(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		BinariesIndexURLs:   configure.DefaultStableBinaryIndexURLs,
 		IntelIndexURLs:      configure.DefaultIntelIndexURLs,
 		VerifyBinaryUpdates: configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
-		VerifyIntelUpdates:  configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmds/observation-hub/main.go b/cmds/observation-hub/main.go
index d1cfadb7..15447e67 100644
--- a/cmds/observation-hub/main.go
+++ b/cmds/observation-hub/main.go
@@ -111,6 +111,5 @@ func initializeGlobals(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		BinariesIndexURLs:   configure.DefaultStableBinaryIndexURLs,
 		IntelIndexURLs:      configure.DefaultIntelIndexURLs,
 		VerifyBinaryUpdates: configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
-		VerifyIntelUpdates:  configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
index 88f187a0..f17399b8 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ func initializeGlobals(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		BinariesIndexURLs:   configure.DefaultStableBinaryIndexURLs,
 		IntelIndexURLs:      configure.DefaultIntelIndexURLs,
 		VerifyBinaryUpdates: configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
-		VerifyIntelUpdates:  configure.BinarySigningTrustStore,
 	}
 }