diff --git a/aws-experiment-launch/experiment/soldier/main.go b/aws-experiment-launch/experiment/soldier/main.go
index bfe533825..0fddee13c 100644
--- a/aws-experiment-launch/experiment/soldier/main.go
+++ b/aws-experiment-launch/experiment/soldier/main.go
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ func handleKillCommand(w *bufio.Writer) {
 func handlePingCommand(w *bufio.Writer) {
 	log.Println("Ping command")
 	logAndReply(w, "I'm alive")
-	utils.DownloadFile
 }
 
 func handleLogCommand(w *bufio.Writer) {