diff --git a/salt/repo/client/ubuntu.sls b/salt/repo/client/ubuntu.sls
index 1d61a1007..301bdabae 100644
--- a/salt/repo/client/ubuntu.sls
+++ b/salt/repo/client/ubuntu.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# this removes the repo file left by bootstrap-salt.sh without -r
+remove_salt.list:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/salt.list
+
 saltstack.list:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/saltstack.list