diff --git a/scripts/repo-add.sh.in b/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
index 598698e3..62010ddc 100644
--- a/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ db_write_entry() {
 	local -a _groups _licenses _replaces _depends _conflicts _provides \
 		_optdepends _makedepends _checkdepends
 	local pkgname pkgbase pkgver pkgdesc csize size url arch builddate packager \
-		md5sum sha256sum pgpsig pgpsigsize
+		sha256sum pgpsig pgpsigsize
 
 	# read info from the zipped package
 	local line var val
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ db_write_entry() {
 
 	# compute checksums
 	msg2 "$(gettext "Computing checksums...")"
-	md5sum=$(md5sum "$pkgfile")
-	md5sum=${md5sum%% *}
 	sha256sum=$(sha256sum "$pkgfile")
 	sha256sum=${sha256sum%% *}
 
@@ -306,7 +304,6 @@ db_write_entry() {
 		format_entry "ISIZE"     "$size"
 
 		# add checksums
-		format_entry "MD5SUM"    "$md5sum"
 		format_entry "SHA256SUM" "$sha256sum"
 
 		# add PGP sig