diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/maubot.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/maubot.yml
index dcd426c8c7..c29a8f85e7 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/maubot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/maubot.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@
     objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
     when: env == "production"
 
+  - role: openshift/object-delete
+    app: maubot
+    file: deploymentconfig.yml
+    objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
+    when: env != "production"
+
   - role: openshift/object
     app: maubot
     file: deployment.yml