diff --git a/packages/maker/flatpak/src/MakerFlatpak.ts b/packages/maker/flatpak/src/MakerFlatpak.ts
index 0e4bdd0b75..6db44b1164 100644
--- a/packages/maker/flatpak/src/MakerFlatpak.ts
+++ b/packages/maker/flatpak/src/MakerFlatpak.ts
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ export default class MakerFlatpak extends MakerBase<MakerFlatpakConfig> {
 
   requiredExternalBinaries: string[] = ['flatpak-builder', 'eu-strip'];
 
-  /**
-   * \@malept/electron-installer-flatpak has the default branch as master
-   * to avoid upstream changes we manually change the default
-   */
-  private setDefaultBranchAndBaseVersionToMain() {
-    if (this.config.options && !this.config.options?.branch) {
-      this.config.options.branch = 'main';
-    }
-
-    if (this.config.options && !this.config.options.baseVersion) {
-      this.config.options.baseVersion = 'main';
-    }
-  }
-
   isSupportedOnCurrentPlatform(): boolean {
     return this.isInstalled('@malept/electron-installer-flatpak');
   }
@@ -49,8 +35,6 @@ export default class MakerFlatpak extends MakerBase<MakerFlatpakConfig> {
     // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/no-unresolved, node/no-missing-require
     const installer = require('@malept/electron-installer-flatpak');
 
-    this.setDefaultBranchAndBaseVersionToMain();
-
     const arch = flatpakArch(targetArch);
     const outDir = path.resolve(makeDir, 'flatpak', arch);