diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd27355bb5b437bd7bc410cd85b8e8c45a73ab0b..fb40f67d476692d5a98dcb285750d7a21cb7d204 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ run_molecule:
         RUNNER_TAG: molecule
       - SCENARIO: ubuntu
         RUNNER_TAG: ubuntu_2204
+      - SCENARIO: ess-linux
+        RUNNER_TAG: molecule
   script:
     - molecule test --scenario-name $SCENARIO
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