diff --git a/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh b/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
index 537b2b4639d9fec7ea210ab8cbccc5ced5c360fe..36e64d5f5eaaaf3d282bc8559a8cf3c0d73ac2d6 100644
--- a/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
+++ b/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fi
 numfq=${#fqs[@]}
 
 source /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
-module load trimgalore/0.6.4 cutadapt/2.5 perl/5.28.0 
+module load trimgalore/0.6.4 cutadapt/2.5
 
 if [ $numfq > 1 ]
 then