diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index 3ef9c53b71..889cf69fa4 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"
     when: not inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel')
 
-  - name: make sure httpd is running
-    service: name=httpd state=started enabled=yes
-    when: not inventory_hostname_short == "buildvm-s390x-07"
-
   - name: make sure kojid is running
     service: name=kojid state=started enabled=yes