diff --git a/tests/pytests/pkg/conftest.py b/tests/pytests/pkg/conftest.py
index 6cbed8ab590..b5596bb4371 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/pkg/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/pkg/conftest.py
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ def install_salt(request, salt_factories_root_dir):
         downgrade=request.config.getoption("--downgrade"),
         no_uninstall=request.config.getoption("--no-uninstall"),
         no_install=request.config.getoption("--no-install"),
-        ## DGM classic=request.config.getoption("--classic"),
         prev_version=request.config.getoption("--prev-version"),
         use_prev_version=request.config.getoption("--use-prev-version"),
     ) as fixture:
diff --git a/tests/support/pkg.py b/tests/support/pkg.py
index 393e70e7b67..0d2af4abcf2 100644
--- a/tests/support/pkg.py
+++ b/tests/support/pkg.py
@@ -1005,14 +1005,19 @@ class SaltPkgInstall:
         if platform.is_windows():
             self.update_process_path()
 
-        if not self.no_install:
-            if self.upgrade:
-                self.install_previous()
-            else:
-                # assume downgrade, since no_install only used in these two cases
-                self.install()
-        else:
-            self.install()
+        ## DGM if not self.no_install:
+        ## DGM     if self.upgrade:
+        ## DGM         self.install_previous()
+        ## DGM     else:
+        ## DGM         # assume downgrade, since no_install only used in these two cases
+        ## DGM         self.install()
+        ## DGM else:
+        ## DGM     self.install()
+
+        # DGM Hate the use of negative flags
+        # if flag set, use previous version of Salt.
+        if self.no_install:
+            self.install_previous()
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, *_):