diff --git a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/module_and_plugin_test_cases.bash b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/module_and_plugin_test_cases.bash
index fbc0f4a887a..b979f40e309 100644
--- a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/module_and_plugin_test_cases.bash
+++ b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/module_and_plugin_test_cases.bash
@@ -436,38 +436,21 @@ fi
     sudo -E -u $ESPLUGIN_COMMAND_USER "$ESHOME/bin/elasticsearch-plugin" install "file://$relativePath" > /tmp/plugin-cli-output
     # exclude progress line
     local loglines=$(cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output | grep -v "^[[:cntrl:]]" | wc -l)
-    if [ "$GROUP" == "TAR PLUGINS" ]; then
-    # tar extraction does not create the plugins directory so the plugin tool will print an additional line that the directory will be created
-        [ "$loglines" -eq "3" ] || {
-            echo "Expected 3 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
-            cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
-            false
-        }
-    else
-        [ "$loglines" -eq "2" ] || {
-            echo "Expected 2 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
-            cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
-            false
-        }
-    fi
+    [ "$loglines" -eq "2" ] || {
+        echo "Expected 2 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
+        cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
+        false
+    }
     remove_jvm_example
 
     local relativePath=${1:-$(readlink -m jvm-example-*.zip)}
     sudo -E -u $ESPLUGIN_COMMAND_USER ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Des.logger.level=DEBUG" "$ESHOME/bin/elasticsearch-plugin" install "file://$relativePath" > /tmp/plugin-cli-output
     local loglines=$(cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output | grep -v "^[[:cntrl:]]" | wc -l)
-    if [ "$GROUP" == "TAR PLUGINS" ]; then
-        [ "$loglines" -gt "3" ] || {
-            echo "Expected more than 3 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
-            cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
-            false
-        }
-    else
-        [ "$loglines" -gt "2" ] || {
-            echo "Expected more than 2 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
-            cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
-            false
-        }
-    fi
+    [ "$loglines" -gt "2" ] || {
+        echo "Expected more than 2 lines excluding progress bar but the output had $loglines lines and was:"
+        cat /tmp/plugin-cli-output
+        false
+    }
     remove_jvm_example
 }