diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 192fd89..a921245 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const core = require('@actions/core');
-const exec = require('@actions/exec');
 const github = require('@actions/github');
 const axios = require('axios');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const githubToken = core.getInput('github-token', {required: true})
 const exemptedBots = core.getInput('exempted-bots', {required: true}).split(',').map(input => input.trim());
@@ -27,14 +25,6 @@ function hasImplicitLicense(commit_message) {
 }
 
 async function run() {
-  // Install dependencies
-  core.startGroup('Installing python3-launchpadlib')
-  await exec.exec('sudo apt-get update');
-  await exec.exec('sudo apt-get install python3-launchpadlib');
-  core.endGroup()
-
-  console.log();
-
   // Get existing contributors
   const ghRepo = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
   const accept_existing_contributors = (core.getInput('accept-existing-contributors') == "true");
@@ -130,35 +120,6 @@ async function run() {
     }
   }
 
-  console.log();
-
-  // Check Launchpad
-  for (const i in commit_authors) {
-    if (commit_authors[i]['signed'] == false) {
-      console.log('Checking the following user on Launchpad:');
-      const email = commit_authors[i]['email'];
-
-      await exec.exec('python3', [path.join(__dirname, 'lp_cla_check.py'), email], options = {
-        silent: true,
-        listeners: {
-          stdout: (data) => {
-            process.stdout.write(data.toString());
-          },
-          stderr: (data) => {
-            process.stdout.write(data.toString());
-          }
-        }
-      })
-        .then((result) => {
-          commit_authors[i]['signed'] = true;
-        }).catch((error) => {
-          commit_authors[i]['signed'] = false;
-        });
-    }
-  }
-
-  console.log();
-
   // Determine Result
   passed = true
   var non_signers = []
diff --git a/lp_cla_check.py b/lp_cla_check.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 61aa43d..0000000
--- a/lp_cla_check.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import sys
-import argparse
-from launchpadlib.launchpad import Launchpad
-
-def lp_email_check(email, lp, cla_members):
-    user = lp.people.getByEmail(email=email)
-    if not user:
-        print('- ' + email + ' ✕ (has no Launchpad account)')
-        return False
-    if user in cla_members:
-        print('- ' + email + ' ✓ (has signed the CLA)')
-        return True
-    else:
-        print('- ' + email + ' ✕ (has not signed the CLA)')
-        return False
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "email", help="Email address to verify"
-    )
-    opts = parser.parse_args()
-    lp = Launchpad.login_anonymously("check CLA", "production")
-    cla_members = lp.people["contributor-agreement-canonical"].participants
-    
-    if not lp_email_check(opts.email, lp, cla_members):
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/node_modules/.package-lock.json b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
index 8aaf7b1..da516f5 100644
--- a/node_modules/.package-lock.json
+++ b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "has-signed-canonical-cla",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 45e3c8b..80e018d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "has-signed-canonical-cla",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "has-signed-canonical-cla",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.2.6",
-        "@actions/exec": "^1.0.4",
         "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
         "axios": "^1.6.8"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 050b9bc..e5a3115 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "has-signed-canonical-cla",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "This GitHub Action verifies whether or not the authors of a pull request have signed the Canonical Contributor Licence Agreement (https://ubuntu.com/legal/contributors).",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/canonical/has-signed-canonical-cla#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.2.6",
-    "@actions/exec": "^1.0.4",
     "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
     "axios": "^1.6.8"
   }