diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 27dd98d6b2..514b16a087 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # Configuration for the notifications consumer
 
-- name: remove new fmn
-  yum: pkg=python2-fmn state=absent
-
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
diff --git a/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index 996df61d44..87ff292e2d 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # Configuration for the Fedora Notifications webapp
 
-- name: remove new fmn
-  yum: pkg=python2-fmn state=absent
-
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items: