diff --git a/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 248811d3d6..6ba9f99799 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,5 @@
 
 - import_tasks: bootstrap_service.yml
 
-# NOTE(priteau): Remove this task in V cycle.
-- name: Remove heat-engine environment file
-  become: true
-  file:
-    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/heat-engine/_deprecated.yaml"
-    state: absent
-
 - name: Flush handlers
   meta: flush_handlers