diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
index 5edebc7..cf1fb2b 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
@@ -509,11 +509,6 @@
             for minion in minions:
                 LOG.info("Getting archived artifacts from the minion {0}"
                          .format(minion))
-                master.check_call(
-                    "salt {minion} pkg.install rsync".format(
-                        minion=minion.strip()),
-                    raise_on_err=False,
-                    timeout=120)
                 master.check_call("rsync -aruv {0}:/root/*.tar.gz "
                                   "/root/dump/".format(minion.strip()),
                                   raise_on_err=False,