diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c4a2cbec1..30fb7a4a1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ skipsdist = True
 commands=
   cp {toxinidir}/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml {toxinidir}/purge-cluster.yml
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/purge-cluster.yml --extra-vars="ireallymeanit=yes fetch_directory={changedir}/fetch"
-  ansible all -i {changedir}/hosts -m shell -a "lsb_release -a; cat /etc/apt/sources.list || true"
   # set up the cluster again
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/site.yml.sample --extra-vars="fetch_directory={changedir}/fetch"
   # test that the cluster can be redeployed in a healthy state