diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
index 7075c0a214..c6de2fa0a0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   - { role: openvpn/client,
       when: env != "staging" }
   - collectd/base
-  - { role: mod_wsgi, when: env == "staging" }
 
   tasks:
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"