diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
index e523e25c3b1..648e93480a4 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ install_packages() {
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install keepalived conntrackd ipvsadm libnetfilter-conntrack3 libnl1
   # ipcalc
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install ipcalc
-  apt-get update
   # java
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install  openjdk-7-jre-headless
 
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index 910dc015b75..0828dbff0b5 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ install_packages() {
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install keepalived conntrackd ipvsadm libnetfilter-conntrack3 libnl1
   # ipcalc
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install ipcalc
-  apt-get update
   # java
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install  openjdk-7-jre-headless