diff --git a/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace b/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
index 31480edc0..07457d067 100755
--- a/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
+++ b/tests/kola/rpm-ostree/kernel-replace
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ build_base_ociarchive() {
     if [[ "$imgref" != null ]]; then
       encapsulate_args+=("--label" "ostree.bootable=true")
     fi
-    # Since we're switching OS update stream, turn off zincati
-    systemctl mask --now zincati
     ostree container encapsulate "${encapsulate_args[@]}" --repo=/ostree/repo ${checksum} "${imagespec}"
 }