diff --git a/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile.py b/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile.py
index c9f1e176..22af0f04 100644
--- a/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile.py
+++ b/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ env.key_filename = 'pem/bigchaindb.pem'
 @parallel
 def install_base_software():
     # new from Troy April 5, 2016. Why? See http://tinyurl.com/lccfrsj
-    sudo('rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*')
-    sudo('apt-get -y clean')
+    # sudo('rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*')
+    # sudo('apt-get -y clean')
     # from before:
     sudo('apt-get -y update')
     sudo('dpkg --configure -a')