diff --git a/scripts/build_renewable_potentials.py b/scripts/build_renewable_potentials.py
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index 08e1e17d..00000000
--- a/scripts/build_renewable_potentials.py
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import atlite
-import xarray as xr
-import pandas as pd
-
-from vresutils import landuse as vlanduse
-
-config = snakemake.config['renewable'][snakemake.wildcards.technology]
-
-cutout = atlite.Cutout(config['cutout'],
-                       cutout_dir=os.path.dirname(snakemake.input.cutout))
-
-total_capacity = config['capacity_per_sqm'] * vlanduse._cutout_cell_areas(cutout)
-potentials = xr.DataArray(total_capacity *
-                          vlanduse.corine_for_cutout(cutout, fn=snakemake.input.corine,
-                                                     natura_fn=snakemake.input.natura, **config['corine']),
-                          [cutout.meta.indexes['y'], cutout.meta.indexes['x']])
-
-if 'height_cutoff' in config:
-    potentials.values[(cutout.meta['height'] < - config['height_cutoff']).transpose(*potentials.dims)] = 0.
-
-potentials.to_netcdf(snakemake.output[0])