diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/cros-servo.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/cros-servo.sh
index a790a4e81d4..d2c8924880d 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/cros-servo.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/cros-servo.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ mkdir -p /nfs/results
 
 rm -rf /tftp/*
 if echo "$BM_KERNEL" | grep -q http; then
-  apt-get install -y curl
   curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
       $BM_KERNEL -o /tftp/vmlinuz
 else
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
index a7fa17137ae..c30a688abec 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ fi
 # moving that container to the runner.  So, if BM_KERNEL+BM_DTB are URLs,
 # fetch them instead of looking in the container.
 if echo "$BM_KERNEL $BM_DTB" | grep -q http; then
-  apt-get install -y curl
-
   curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
       "$BM_KERNEL" -o kernel
   curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
index 1724b55d098..399384f9cd8 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ date +'%F %T'
 
 # If BM_BOOTFS is an URL, download it
 if echo $BM_BOOTFS | grep -q http; then
-  apt-get install -y curl
   curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
     "${FDO_HTTP_CACHE_URI:-}$BM_BOOTFS" -o /tmp/bootfs.tar
   BM_BOOTFS=/tmp/bootfs.tar