diff --git a/example/quickstart.sh b/example/quickstart.sh
index 20d3bb7e..24f59da8 100644
--- a/example/quickstart.sh
+++ b/example/quickstart.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ echo "
     mkdir -p "${LOCALDIR}/src" && cd "${LOCALDIR}/src"
     git clone https://github.com/schuhschuh/cmake-basis.git
     cd cmake-basis
-    # begin temporary workaround until after 3.1 release
-    git checkout release
-    # end temporary workaround until after 3.1 release
 
 echo "
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