diff --git a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
index 48d3be4e35..864c67d791 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 - name: make the box be real
   hosts: proxies-stg:proxies
-  strategy: free
   user: root
   gather_facts: True