diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 21fdd8c..bc8f077 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# TODO(mgoddard): Remove this task in the A release.
-- name: Fail if docker_custom_option is defined
-  fail:
-    msg: >-
-      The 'docker_custom_option' variable has been removed. Please use
-      'docker_custom_config' instead.
-  when: docker_custom_option is defined
-
 - include_tasks: "repo-{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}.yml"
   when: enable_docker_repo | bool