diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 4049940cda..cee58996a7 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 # Configuration for the notifications consumer
 
+- name: remove new fmn
+  yum: pkg=python-fmn state=absent
+
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
diff --git a/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index c2f936d93a..6b57319f9e 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 # Configuration for the Fedora Notifications webapp
 
+- name: remove new fmn
+  yum: pkg=python-fmn state=absent
+
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items: