diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 5488ca7c3..a4e22040d 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ main() {
       fi
     fi
 
-    echo "Checking for local modifications."
-    check_local_mods
+    #echo "Checking for local modifications."
+    #check_local_mods
 
     echo "Checking sudoers file."
     check_sudoers