diff --git a/scripts/install-buildtools b/scripts/install-buildtools
index 2218f3ffaccdcd08b181cec677fbb25a0dcdc54c..a34474ea846ef23b20b69cd505d09ad35cf3e056 100755
--- a/scripts/install-buildtools
+++ b/scripts/install-buildtools
@@ -238,19 +238,15 @@ def main():
         # Verify checksum
         if args.check:
             logger.info("Fetching buildtools installer checksum")
-            checksum_type = ""
-            for checksum_type in ["md5sum", "sha256sum"]:
-                check_url = "{}.{}".format(buildtools_url, checksum_type)
-                checksum_filename = "{}.{}".format(filename, checksum_type)
-                tmpbuildtools_checksum = os.path.join(tmpsdk_dir, checksum_filename)
-                ret = subprocess.call("wget -q -O %s %s" %
-                                      (tmpbuildtools_checksum, check_url), shell=True)
-                if ret == 0:
-                    break
-            else:
-                if ret != 0:
-                    logger.error("Could not download file from %s" % check_url)
-                    return ret
+            checksum_type = "sha256sum"
+            check_url = "{}.{}".format(buildtools_url, checksum_type)
+            checksum_filename = "{}.{}".format(filename, checksum_type)
+            tmpbuildtools_checksum = os.path.join(tmpsdk_dir, checksum_filename)
+            ret = subprocess.call("wget -q -O %s %s" %
+                                    (tmpbuildtools_checksum, check_url), shell=True)
+            if ret != 0:
+                logger.error("Could not download file from %s" % check_url)
+                return ret
             regex = re.compile(r"^(?P<checksum>[0-9a-f]+)\s+(?P<path>.*/)?(?P<filename>.*)$")
             with open(tmpbuildtools_checksum, 'rb') as f:
                 original = f.read()
@@ -263,10 +259,7 @@ def main():
                     logger.error("Filename does not match name in checksum")
                     return 1
                 checksum = m.group('checksum')
-            if checksum_type == "md5sum":
-                checksum_value = md5_file(tmpbuildtools)
-            else:
-                checksum_value = sha256_file(tmpbuildtools)
+            checksum_value = sha256_file(tmpbuildtools)
             if checksum == checksum_value:
                     logger.info("Checksum success")
             else: