diff --git a/elements/rhel-common/pre-install.d/00-rhel-registration b/elements/rhel-common/pre-install.d/00-rhel-registration
index 60c449d85..a21ef041c 100755
--- a/elements/rhel-common/pre-install.d/00-rhel-registration
+++ b/elements/rhel-common/pre-install.d/00-rhel-registration
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ case "${REG_METHOD:-}" in
         subscription-manager repos --disable=\*
         echo "Enabling repos: $user_repos"
         subscription-manager $repos
-        echo "Disabling satellite repo because it is no longer needed"
-        subscription-manager repos --disable ${satellite_repo}
         ;;
     disable)
         echo "Disabling RHEL registration"