diff --git a/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 0a1e929d1b..f1b9fb8193 100644
--- a/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
-- name: Set kernel shared memory max to a larger value
-  sysctl: name=kernel.shmmax value=68719476736
-  notify:
-  - restart postgresql
-  tags:
-  - postgresql
-
 - name: copy sundry anitya configuration
   template: src={{ item.file }}
             dest={{ item.location }}/{{ item.dest }}