diff --git a/playbooks/rdiff-backup.yml b/playbooks/rdiff-backup.yml
index f1e251845b..b3712686cf 100644
--- a/playbooks/rdiff-backup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rdiff-backup.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@
     local_action: "shell echo rdiff-backup ${inventory_hostname}::${item} /fedora_backups/${inventory_hostname}/`basename ${item}`"
     with_items: $global_backup_targets
     when: global_backup_targets is defined
-    async: 100000
-    poll: 120
 
   - name: run rdiff-backup hitting all the host targets
     local_action: "shell echo rdiff-backup ${inventory_hostname}::${item} /fedora_backups/${inventory_hostname}/`basename ${item}`"
     with_items: $host_backup_targets
     when: host_backup_targets is defined
-    async: 100000
-    poll: 120
-