diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/mirror_update.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/mirror_update.pp
index 8b3bee3842..1e9f122f96 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/mirror_update.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/mirror_update.pp
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ class openstack_project::mirror_update (
   }
 
   cron { 'centos mirror':
+    ensure      => 'absent',
     user        => 'root',
     minute      => fqdn_rand(45, 'centos-mirror'),
     hour        => '*/2',