diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/backup03.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/backup03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 48aafac0c0..4bfdea22a5 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/backup03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/backup03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ---
-base_pkgs_erase: ['firstboot-tui','bluez-utils', 'sendmail']
-# This is here to override the logwatch removal in Redhat vars. 
 nrpe_procs_warn: 400
 nrpe_procs_crit: 500
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
index efe479d42e..3b6cc80a43 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
 
+  vars:
+     base_pkgs_erase: ['firstboot-tui','bluez-utils', 'sendmail']
+# This is here to override the logwatch removal in Redhat vars. 
+
   vars_files: 
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - ${private}/vars.yml