diff --git a/tasks/base.yml b/tasks/base.yml
index e24c924fe7..fce1a20098 100644
--- a/tasks/base.yml
+++ b/tasks/base.yml
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@
   - packages
 
 
-- name: disabled services on rhel
-  action: service state=stopped enabled=false name=$item
-  with_items:
-  - yum-updatesd
-  - gpm
-  - rhnsd
-  only_if: '$is_rhel'
-  tags:
-  - service
-  - config
-
 ### END RHEL SPECIFIC ####
 
 ### FEDORA SPECIFIC BITS ####