diff --git a/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py b/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
index 7754bf977..2d29aec66 100644
--- a/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
+++ b/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ async def create_potential_link(self, operation_id: str, data: dict, access: Bas
         agent = await self.get_agent(operation, data)
         if data['executor']['name'] not in agent.executors:
             raise JsonHttpBadRequest(f'Agent {agent.paw} missing specified executor')
-        encoded_command = self._encode_string(agent.replace(self._encode_string(data['executor']['command']),
-                                              file_svc=self.services['file_svc']))
         executor = self.build_executor(data=data.pop('executor', {}), agent=agent)
         ability = self.build_ability(data=data.pop('ability', {}), executor=executor)
         await self._call_ability_plugin_hooks(ability, executor)