diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index 2d6463c5cc224705bd3b4fb10a1c1a91e80d588d..ed6e9b5820bf7d030bef82ac056956df8790ef46 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ func loadConfig(nodetype check.NodeType) string {
 
 // isMaster verify if master components are running on the node.
 func isMaster() bool {
-	_ = loadConfig(check.MASTER)
 	glog.V(2).Info("Checking if the current node is running master components")
 	masterConf := viper.Sub(string(check.MASTER))
 	components, err := getBinaries(masterConf)