diff --git a/common-tasks/test-force-package-cache-update.yml b/common-tasks/test-force-package-cache-update.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ee8e9d1..00000000
--- a/common-tasks/test-force-package-cache-update.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-- name: First ensure apt cache is always refreshed
-  apt:
-    update_cache: true
-  register: _update
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  until: _update  is succeeded
-  changed_when: false
-  when:
-    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
diff --git a/test-install-openstack-hosts.yml b/test-install-openstack-hosts.yml
index 092840c2..f31b6f43 100644
--- a/test-install-openstack-hosts.yml
+++ b/test-install-openstack-hosts.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
   become: yes
   gather_facts: true
   any_errors_fatal: true
-  pre_tasks:
-    - include: "common-tasks/test-force-package-cache-update.yml"
   roles:
     - role: "openstack_hosts"
   vars_files: