diff --git a/utils/NewNightlyTest.pl b/utils/NewNightlyTest.pl
index d59f1bc5d72..c3b51d5e8de 100755
--- a/utils/NewNightlyTest.pl
+++ b/utils/NewNightlyTest.pl
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ my $CVSOPT = "";
 # Use compression if going over ssh.
 $CVSOPT = "-z3" 
   if $CVSRootDir =~ /^:ext:/;
-my $CVSCMD = "$NICE cvs $CVSOPT -d $CVSRootDir co $CVSCOOPT";
+my $CVSCMD = "$NICE cvs $CVSOPT -d $CVSRootDir co -P $CVSCOOPT";
 if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
   if ( $VERBOSE ) { 
     print "CHECKOUT STAGE:\n"; 
@@ -500,10 +500,6 @@ if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
   ChangeDir( $BuildDir , "CVS Checkout directory") ;
 }
 ChangeDir( "llvm" , "llvm source directory") ;
-if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
-  if ( $VERBOSE ) { print "UPDATE STAGE\n"; }
-  system "$NICE cvs update -PdRA >> $CVSLog 2>&1" ;
-}
 
 ##############################################################
 #
diff --git a/utils/NightlyTest.pl b/utils/NightlyTest.pl
index 270753c21fc..7b70ca08c14 100755
--- a/utils/NightlyTest.pl
+++ b/utils/NightlyTest.pl
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ ChangeDir( $BuildDir, "CVS checkout directory" );
 my $CVSOPT = "";
 # Use compression if going over ssh.
 $CVSOPT = "-z3" if $CVSRootDir =~ /^:ext:/;
-my $CVSCMD = "$NICE cvs $CVSOPT -d $CVSRootDir co $CVSCOOPT";
+my $CVSCMD = "$NICE cvs $CVSOPT -d $CVSRootDir co -P $CVSCOOPT";
 if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
   if ( $VERBOSE ) { print "CHECKOUT STAGE\n"; }
   system "( time -p $CVSCMD llvm; cd llvm/projects ; " .
@@ -419,11 +419,6 @@ if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
 
 ChangeDir( "llvm" , "llvm source directory") ;
 
-if (!$NOCHECKOUT) {
-  if ( $VERBOSE ) { print "UPDATE STAGE\n"; }
-  system "$NICE cvs update -PdRA >> $CVSLog 2>&1" ;
-}
-
 if ( $Template eq "" ) {
   $Template = "$BuildDir/llvm/utils/NightlyTestTemplate.html";
 }