diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 03fbe78b8..859d788ab 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -3799,20 +3799,6 @@ int program_fpga(int file_des) {
             return FAIL;
         }
 
-        {
-            char cmd[MAX_STR_LENGTH] = {0};
-            char retvals[MAX_STR_LENGTH] = {0};
-            strcpy(cmd, "ls -lrt /var/tmp/");
-            if (FAIL == executeCommand(cmd, retvals, logDEBUG1)) {
-                strcpy(mess,
-                       "Could not program fpga. Could not delete old file: ");
-                strncat(mess, retvals, sizeof(mess) - strlen(mess) - 1);
-                strcat(mess, "\n");
-                LOG(logERROR, (mess));
-                return FAIL;
-            }
-        }
-
         // copy to flash
         ret = copyToFlash(checksum, mess);
         Server_SendResult(file_des, INT32, NULL, 0);