diff --git a/roles/fetch-subunit-output/tasks/process.yaml b/roles/fetch-subunit-output/tasks/process.yaml
index 71edd0aef..4556afc40 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-subunit-output/tasks/process.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-subunit-output/tasks/process.yaml
@@ -16,15 +16,10 @@
       - testrepository.subunit
   register: subunit_files
 
-- name: Compress subunit files
-  archive:
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-  with_items: "{{ subunit_files.files }}"
-
 - name: Collect test-results
   synchronize:
     dest: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}"
     mode: pull
-    src: "{{ item.path }}.gz"
+    src: "{{ item.path }}"
     verify_host: true
   with_items: "{{ subunit_files.files }}"
diff --git a/test-playbooks/base-roles/fetch-subunit-output.yaml b/test-playbooks/base-roles/fetch-subunit-output.yaml
index 580191feb..cd2e4cdd5 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/base-roles/fetch-subunit-output.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/base-roles/fetch-subunit-output.yaml
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
     - name: Check that the testrepository file has been pulled
       delegate_to: localhost
       file:
-        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testrepository.subunit.gz"
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testrepository.subunit"
         state: file
       register: local_subunit_file
 
     - name: Check that HTML test result file has been pulled
       delegate_to: localhost
       file:
-        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz"
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html"
         state: file
       register: local_html_test_results
 
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
       shell: |
         GLOBAL_RESULT=1
         zgrep -q -E 'subunit_tests.test_working.WorkingTest.test_success$' \
-            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz
+            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html
         T1=$?
         zgrep -q -E 'subunit_tests.test_failing.FailingTest.test_failure.*_StringException:' \
-            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz
+            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html
         T2=$?
         if [ ${T1} -eq 0 ] && [ ${T2} -ne 0 ]; then
             GLOBAL_RESULT=0
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@
     - name: Check that the testrepository file has been pulled
       delegate_to: localhost
       file:
-        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testrepository.subunit.gz"
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testrepository.subunit"
         state: file
       register: local_subunit_file
 
     - name: Check that HTML test result file has been pulled
       delegate_to: localhost
       file:
-        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz"
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html"
         state: file
       register: local_html_test_results
 
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
       shell: |
         GLOBAL_RESULT=1
         zgrep -q -E 'subunit_tests.test_working.WorkingTest.test_success$' \
-            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz
+            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html
         T1=$?
         zgrep -q -E 'subunit_tests.test_failing.FailingTest.test_failure.*_StringException:' \
-            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html.gz
+            {{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/testr_results.html
         T2=$?
         if [ ${T1} -eq 0 ] && [ ${T2} -eq 0 ]; then
             GLOBAL_RESULT=0