diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 0128e93..5eef230 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -151,17 +151,6 @@ doStop() {
 doInstall() {
   mkdir -p $arkserverroot
 
-  # Check if steamcmd is installed, and if not, install it
-  if [ ! -e $steamcmdroot/$steamcmdexec ]; then
-    mkdir -p $steamcmdroot
-    cd /tmp
-    wget http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
-    tar -xvzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz -C $steamcmdroot
-    cd $steamcmdroot
-    ./steamcmd.sh +quit
-    echo "SteamCMD was installed in $steamcmdroot"
-  fi
-
   cd $steamcmdroot
   # install the server
   ./$steamcmdexec +login anonymous +force_install_dir "$arkserverroot" +app_update $appid validate +quit