diff --git a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
index 03e7a24579..4f8dec0096 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 
 - name: Set up the proxy basics
   hosts: proxies_stg:proxies
-  strategy: free
   user: root
   gather_facts: False