diff --git a/roles/datagrepper/tasks/main.yml b/roles/datagrepper/tasks/main.yml
index 2e8346e5ec..47d2879903 100644
--- a/roles/datagrepper/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/datagrepper/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   - datagrepper
 
 - name: remove bum default config files
-  template: dest="/etc/fedmsg.d/{{item}}" state=absent
+  file: dest="/etc/fedmsg.d/{{item}}" state=absent
   with_items:
   - datanommer.py
   - datanommer.pyc