diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
index a1828ca410..5915d49aae 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   hosts: buildhw:buildppc:buildarm:buildaarch64:buildppc64:bkernel
   remote_user: root
   gather_facts: True
-  strategy: free
 
   vars_files: 
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index 745312536b..cf0df2d4b0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   hosts: buildvm:buildvm-stg:buildvm-ppc64:buildvm-ppc64le:buildppcle:buildppc
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
-  strategy: free
 
   vars_files: 
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml