diff --git a/playbooks/temp_cloud_instance.yml b/playbooks/temp_cloud_instance.yml
index 1efb6d74fa..ad7dc0014d 100644
--- a/playbooks/temp_cloud_instance.yml
+++ b/playbooks/temp_cloud_instance.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
     fail: msg="Please specify the name of the instance"
     when: name is not defined
 
-  - name: fail when public_ip is not provided
-    fail: msg="Please specify the public_ip for the instance"
-    when: public_ip is not defined
-
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/transient_cloud_new.yml"
 
 - name: provision instance