diff --git a/ad-auth/tasks/main.yml b/ad-auth/tasks/main.yml
index c9f51356a98bef6f685d23ecab4023a14317b1de..34bb8267cc28ee968ec680d4be4f290e56bad152 100644
--- a/ad-auth/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ad-auth/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,3 @@
 - import_tasks: sudo.yml
   tags: ad-auth
 - meta: flush_handlers
-
-- name: ensure there is no local users group
-  lineinfile:
-    path: /etc/group
-    state: absent
-    regexp: "^users:"
-  tags:
-    - groups
-    - ad-auth