diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/epel/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/install/roles/epel/handlers/main.yml
index c92ae8119..293acc682 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/epel/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/epel/handlers/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 - name: remove_epel
   yum:
     name: epel-release
-    absent: yes
+    state: absent
   ignore_errors: true
   become: true