diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
index 528928450..fd35c9c6f 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
@@ -129,14 +129,12 @@ if ($::osname eq 'AIX')
 else
 {
 	# Linux setup
-	#  remove OpenIPMI-tools and tftp
+	#  remove OpenIPMI-tools
 	#  install xcat from /install/xcat
 	#  Copy Certificates, and config file to apprpriate directories 
 	#  from /install and restart xcatd
 	&runcmd("rpm -e OpenIPMI-tools");
 
-	&runcmd("rpm -e tftp-server");
-
          &copycerts;
         
        `logger -t $::sdate servicenode:  running xcatserver -d`;