diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
index 2fc3bac23ec3..fb532e9ec71d 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ trap 'node "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/failed_tests/cli"' EXIT
 
 yarn run grunt functionalTests:ensureAllTestsInCiGroup;
 
-if [ ! -d "$KIBANA_DIR/build/oss" ]; then
-  node scripts/build --debug --oss;
-fi
+node scripts/build --debug --oss;
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
 
@@ -20,4 +18,4 @@ if [ "$CI_GROUP" == "1" ]; then
   cd -;
   yarn run grunt run:pluginFunctionalTestsRelease --from=source;
   yarn run grunt run:interpreterFunctionalTestsRelease;
-fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh
index fd5efe0205bc..bf3fe0691aa1 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 set -e
 trap 'node "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/failed_tests/cli"' EXIT
 
-if [ ! -d "$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana" ]; then
-  node scripts/build --debug --oss;
-  linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-oss-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
-  installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
-  mkdir -p "$installDir"
-  tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
-fi
+node scripts/build --debug --oss;
+linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-oss-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
+installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
+mkdir -p "$installDir"
+tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh
index 56bd1bfc31a4..5411faeb10da 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ trap 'node "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/failed_tests/cli"' EXIT
 
 source "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_percy.sh"
 
-if [ ! -d "$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana" ]; then
-  node scripts/build --debug --oss;
-  linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-oss-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
-  installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
-  mkdir -p "$installDir"
-  tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
-fi
+node scripts/build --debug --oss;
+linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-oss-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
+installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
+mkdir -p "$installDir"
+tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
index 2c66eb69536b..3527aa5eedfa 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh
@@ -19,16 +19,13 @@ node scripts/functional_tests --assert-none-excluded \
   --include-tag ciGroup9 \
   --include-tag ciGroup10
 
-
-if [ ! -d "$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana" ]; then
-  echo " -> building and extracting default Kibana distributable for use in functional tests"
-  cd "$KIBANA_DIR"
-  node scripts/build --debug --no-oss
-  linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
-  installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
-  mkdir -p "$installDir"
-  tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
-fi
+echo " -> building and extracting default Kibana distributable for use in functional tests"
+cd "$KIBANA_DIR"
+node scripts/build --debug --no-oss
+linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
+installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
+mkdir -p "$installDir"
+tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
 
 echo " -> Running functional and api tests"
 cd "$XPACK_DIR"
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh
index 31b7bda1c374..783e37fdfb51 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 set -e
 trap 'node "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/failed_tests/cli"' EXIT
 
-if [ ! -d "$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana" ]; then
-  node scripts/build --debug --no-oss;
-  linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
-  installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
-  mkdir -p "$installDir"
-  tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
-fi
+node scripts/build --debug --no-oss;
+linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
+installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
+mkdir -p "$installDir"
+tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh
index 7d1bc4a342db..5f27bf66ffce 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ trap 'node "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/failed_tests/cli"' EXIT
 
 source "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/ci_setup/setup_percy.sh"
 
-if [ ! -d "$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana" ]; then
-  node scripts/build --debug --no-oss;
-  linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
-  installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
-  mkdir -p "$installDir"
-  tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
-fi
+node scripts/build --debug --no-oss;
+linuxBuild="$(find "$KIBANA_DIR/target" -name 'kibana-*-linux-x86_64.tar.gz')"
+installDir="$PARENT_DIR/install/kibana"
+mkdir -p "$installDir"
+tar -xzf "$linuxBuild" -C "$installDir" --strip=1
 
 export TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1