diff --git a/roles/servicehost/tasks/main.yml b/roles/servicehost/tasks/main.yml
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index d68620e..0000000
--- a/roles/servicehost/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-- name: install ansible
-  # note: cached is just useful on the plane
-  pkgng: name=ansible state=present cached=true
-- name: configure root
-  user: name=root
-- name: configure users
-  user: name={{ item }}
-  with_items: admin_users