diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
index f18e4dbf1..580ef0f36 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ if [[ $NOSYNCFILES -eq 1 ]]; then
    exit 0
 fi
 
-# do nothing for diskless deployment case because it is done in the image already
-if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "netboot" -o \
-     "$NODESETSTATE" = "statelite" -o \
-     "$NODESETSTATE" = "diskless" -o \
-     "$NODESETSTATE" = "dataless" ] 
-then
-   echo "  Did not sync any files."
-   logger -t xCAT "$0: the node set state is $NODESETSTATE"
-   exit 0
-fi
-
-
 logger -t xCAT "Performing syncfiles postscript"
 
 osname=`uname`