diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh
index 11bd728768..615ff8a417 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ then
 fi
 git remote set-url origin $GERRIT_SITE/p/$ZUUL_PROJECT
 git remote update || git remote update # attempt to work around bug #925790
-git fetch --tags origin
 git reset --hard
 git clean -x -f -d -q