diff --git a/texlive/tasks/main.yml b/texlive/tasks/main.yml
index 95a7171323f964f4026c31933fee52afefd2513a..15db5300415764dfc75162b285c36f666c758b00 100644
--- a/texlive/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/texlive/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,20 +54,10 @@
   tags:
     - texlive
 
-- name: ensure some texlive recommendations are installed for jessie
-  apt:
-    name: fonts-droid
-    state: present
-    install_recommends: false
-  when: debian_version == "jessie"
-  tags:
-    - texlive
-
 - name: ensure some texlive recommendations are installed
   apt:
     name: fonts-droid-fallback
     state: present
     install_recommends: false
-  when: debian_version != "jessie"
   tags:
     - texlive