diff --git a/networkd/tasks/vlan.yml b/networkd/tasks/vlan.yml
index b8f6d15a4bd2a8c3b61ef903cd81ef2a82c13968..47a530e2499b4927f46ec12ba5cc023b498ff15b 100644
--- a/networkd/tasks/vlan.yml
+++ b/networkd/tasks/vlan.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-- name: ensure the network packages are installed
-  apt:
-    name:
-      - vlan
-      - bridge-utils
-    state: present
 - name: ensure vlan netdevs are configured
   template:
     src: vlan.netdev.j2