diff --git a/rules/build_electricity.smk b/rules/build_electricity.smk
index 53c2df0b..ab7b1913 100644
--- a/rules/build_electricity.smk
+++ b/rules/build_electricity.smk
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ rule build_bus_regions:
 
 if config["enable"].get("build_cutout", False):
 
-    ruleorder: build_cutout_year > build_cutout
-
     rule build_cutout:
         params:
             snapshots=config_provider("snapshots"),
@@ -188,23 +186,6 @@ if config["enable"].get("build_cutout", False):
         script:
             "../scripts/build_cutout.py"
 
-    rule build_cutout_year:
-        input:
-            rules.build_cutout.input,
-        output:
-            protected("cutouts/" + CDIR + "{cutout}-.nc"),
-        log:
-            logs(CDIR + "build_cutout/{cutout}-.log"),
-        benchmark:
-            benchmarks(CDIR + "build_cutout_{cutout}-")
-        threads: ATLITE_NPROCESSES
-        resources:
-            mem_mb=ATLITE_NPROCESSES * 1000,
-        conda:
-            "../envs/environment.yaml"
-        script:
-            "../scripts/build_cutout.py"
-
 
 if config["enable"].get("build_natura_raster", False):