diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/rsyncFileTransferPlugin.py b/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/rsyncFileTransferPlugin.py
index 0b44c3db33f4981db5e357d5f9ae75a4cb68151c..ae3ef7bc2e9830447ec792d2158ba6dcc7942d92 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/rsyncFileTransferPlugin.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/rsyncFileTransferPlugin.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class RsyncFileTransferPlugin(FileTransferPlugin):
         if not fileInfo.get('fileSize'):
             FileUtility.statFile(filePath, fileInfo)
         if self.localMd5Sum:
-            FileUtility.statFile(filePath, fileInfo)
             FileUtility.getMd5Sum(filePath, fileInfo)
 
         # Transfer file