diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 0a96ea6f21..e9934a3a40 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# TODO(dszumski): Remove this in the V cycle once all old containers have been
-# stopped.
-- name: Stopping old monasca-log-api containers
-  become: true
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "stop_and_remove_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    name: "monasca_log_api"
-
 - include_tasks: config.yml
 
 - include_tasks: register.yml