diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 1fe45445d..7fba83ea5 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -829,7 +829,6 @@ compare_versions() {
 	manager_ver=$($sshcmd -i /root/.ssh/so.key soremote@"$MSRV" cat /etc/soversion)
 
 	if [[ $manager_ver == '' ]]; then
-		rm -rf $install_opt_file
 		echo "Could not determine version of Security Onion running on manager $MSRV. Please check your network settings and run setup again." | tee -a "$setup_log"
 		kill -SIGUSR1 "$(ps --pid $$ -oppid=)"; exit 1
 	fi