diff --git a/tasks/octavia_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/octavia_init_systemd.yml
index 39ea2415..e9057e0e 100644
--- a/tasks/octavia_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/octavia_init_systemd.yml
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
     mode: "02755"
   with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
 
-# TODO(mgariepy):
-# Remove this in Pike as it only needed to handle upgrades
-# from Newton->Newton and Newton->Ocata
-- name: Cleanup old tmpfiles.d entry
-  file:
-    path: "/etc/tmpfiles.d/{{ item.value.service_name }}.conf"
-    state: absent
-  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
-
 - name: Create tmpfiles.d entry
   template:
     src: "octavia-systemd-tmpfiles.j2"