diff --git a/playbooks/os-gnocchi-install.yml b/playbooks/os-gnocchi-install.yml
index 9633213d36..2e8c9fe937 100644
--- a/playbooks/os-gnocchi-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/os-gnocchi-install.yml
@@ -52,4 +52,3 @@
         - ceph
 
     - role: "os_gnocchi"
-      gnocchi_identity_only: "{{ ((gnocchi_storage_driver | default('file')) == 'swift') | ternary(true, false)}}"