diff --git a/roles/keytab/service/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keytab/service/tasks/main.yml
index 6cc3d2a57b..5e51380bec 100644
--- a/roles/keytab/service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keytab/service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -118,4 +118,3 @@
   - keytab
   - config
   - krb5
-  when: not keytab_status.stat.exists