diff --git a/orca-clouddriver/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/clouddriver/tasks/instance/WaitForUpInstancesTask.groovy b/orca-clouddriver/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/clouddriver/tasks/instance/WaitForUpInstancesTask.groovy
index 467bf34eb1..a0672a777d 100644
--- a/orca-clouddriver/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/clouddriver/tasks/instance/WaitForUpInstancesTask.groovy
+++ b/orca-clouddriver/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/clouddriver/tasks/instance/WaitForUpInstancesTask.groovy
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ class WaitForUpInstancesTask extends AbstractWaitingForInstancesTask {
       return false
     }
 
-    if (HealthHelper.isDownConsideringPlatformHealth(healths)) {
-      return true
-    }
-
     // no health indicators is indicative of being down
     return !healths || healths.any { it.state == 'Down' || it.state == 'OutOfService' }
   }