diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
index f073e85..f00be75 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -59,18 +59,3 @@
     content: |
       {{ docker_prune_schedule }} root docker image prune -af > /var/log/docker-prune.log 2>&1
     mode: "0644"
-
-- name: Check for the old prune entry in root's crontab
-  ansible.builtin.command: crontab -l
-  register: root_crontab
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  check_mode: false
-
-- name: Drop the old prune entry from root's crontab
-  ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    set -o pipefail
-    crontab -l | { grep -v 'docker image prune' || true; } | crontab -
-  args:
-    executable: /bin/bash
-  when: "'docker image prune' in root_crontab.stdout"