diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/firmware_cleanup b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/firmware_cleanup
index 84044d7da..9e3340101 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/firmware_cleanup
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/firmware_cleanup
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 _run ()
 {
     ! grep -qw 'archboot' /etc/hostname && return
-    _install_files
     rm -r /lib/firmware
 }