diff --git a/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml b/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
index b88138620..d96d7ffc7 100644
--- a/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
+++ b/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@
   become: yes
   command: apt-get update
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-  register: apt_cache
-  until: "'cache_updated' in apt_cache"
-  retries: 3