diff --git a/roles/system-auth/tasks/main.yml b/roles/system-auth/tasks/main.yml
index 05ebe02..3c0c93a 100644
--- a/roles/system-auth/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/system-auth/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
   - '{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml'
   - defaults.yml
 
-- name: ensure authconfig is not installed
-  package:
-    name=authconfig
-    state=absent
 - name: ensure authconfig PAM configuration is reset
   command:
     mv /etc/pam.d/{{ item }}-ac /etc/pam.d/{{ item }}