diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index be00a7840cdc3fa5d7926539a0e012812eba1980..70cdf7df21d8ee512c74654939be6cb2c48ee318 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
       - sudo
     state: present
 
-- name: install extra required packages (ess-linux)
-  package:
-    name:
-      - tar
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Concurrent CPU SDK'
-
 - name: check if conda is installed
   command: "{{ conda_path }}/bin/conda --version 2>&1"
   check_mode: false