diff --git a/.ci/ansible_install.py b/.ci/ansible_install.py
index b4996e76..5ac008c4 100755
--- a/.ci/ansible_install.py
+++ b/.ci/ansible_install.py
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ ci_lib.run_batches(batches)
 
 # after ansible is installed, install common collections until ansible==2.10 comes out
 ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install community.general')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix')
diff --git a/.ci/debops_common_install.py b/.ci/debops_common_install.py
index 2b15af3e..157a3a4c 100755
--- a/.ci/debops_common_install.py
+++ b/.ci/debops_common_install.py
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ ci_lib.run_batches([
 
 # after ansible is installed, install common collections until ansible==2.10 comes out
 ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install community.general')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix')
diff --git a/.ci/localhost_ansible_install.py b/.ci/localhost_ansible_install.py
index dd9fa025..8b7cf62e 100755
--- a/.ci/localhost_ansible_install.py
+++ b/.ci/localhost_ansible_install.py
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ batches = [
 ci_lib.run_batches(batches)
 
 # after ansible is installed, install common collections until ansible==2.10 comes out
-ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install community.general')
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+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install community.general')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon')
+ci_lib.run('ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix')
diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
index 006519a3..34e71b63 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
@@ -378,11 +378,6 @@ class ActionModuleMixin(ansible.plugins.action.ActionBase):
         if module_name == 'ansible.legacy.ping' and type(self).__name__ == 'wait_for_connection':
             self._connection.context = None
 
-        # throw error if synchronize collection detected, this is what happens when running synchronize locally
-        # tests are being weird I think
-        if module_name == 'ansible.posix.synchronize':
-            A
-
         self._connection._connect()
         result = ansible_mitogen.planner.invoke(
             ansible_mitogen.planner.Invocation(