diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/task/DownloadAssetsTask.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/task/DownloadAssetsTask.java
index 661636ed..da16ca3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/task/DownloadAssetsTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/task/DownloadAssetsTask.java
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ public abstract class DownloadAssetsTask extends AbstractLoomTask {
 		getMinecraftVersion().set(versionInfo.id());
 		getMinecraftVersion().finalizeValue();
 		getDownloadThreads().convention(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors());
-		getMinecraftVersion().set(versionInfo.id());
-		getMinecraftVersion().finalizeValue();
 
 		if (versionInfo.assets().equals("legacy")) {
 			getLegacyResourcesDirectory().set(new File(assetsDir, "/legacy/" + versionInfo.id()));