diff --git a/lib/backend.py b/lib/backend.py
index 84a93689645a0968af5c66207c1e0f174f0dbfad..c1c205daf2a70fae6301bea2c3afaa426d393ef2 100644
--- a/lib/backend.py
+++ b/lib/backend.py
@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ def ActivateMasterIp(master_ip, master_netmask, master_netdev, family):
   @param family: the IP family
 
   """
-  # GetMasterInfo will raise an exception if not able to return data
-  master_netdev, master_ip, _, family, master_netmask = GetMasterInfo()
-
   err_msg = None
   if netutils.TcpPing(master_ip, constants.DEFAULT_NODED_PORT):
     if netutils.IPAddress.Own(master_ip):