diff --git a/py/minimint/mist_interpolator.py b/py/minimint/mist_interpolator.py
index 82c6a9b..30e3b10 100644
--- a/py/minimint/mist_interpolator.py
+++ b/py/minimint/mist_interpolator.py
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ def writer(url, pref):
         fdout.write(fd.read())
         fdout.close()
         fd.close()
-        fname_out = os.path.basename(fname_out)
         if os.name == 'nt':
             fname_out1 = fname_out.replace('.txz', '.tar')
             cmd = (f'cd /d {pref} && '
@@ -180,12 +179,8 @@ def writer(url, pref):
         else:
             cmd = f'cd {pref}; tar xfJ {fname_out}'
         ret = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, shell=True, timeout=60)
-        fname_out2 = fname_out1.replace('.tar', '')
-        aa = glob.glob(os.path.join(pref, fname_out2, '*'))
         print(cmd, fname_out, fname_out1,
               ret.stdout.decode() + ret.stderr.decode())
-        print((aa))
-        assert len(aa) > 0
         # ret = subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, timeout=60)
         if ret.returncode != 0:
             raise RuntimeError('Failed to untar the files' +