diff --git a/db.yml b/db.yml
index 5111b4f..0f5584d 100644
--- a/db.yml
+++ b/db.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,5 @@
   become: yes
   hosts: databases
   tasks:
-  - name: ensure mysql is at the latest version
-    apt:
-      update_cache: y
-      dpkg_options: 'force-confnew,force-confdef'
-      name: mysql
-      state: latest
   - name: Execute the command in remote shell; stdout goes to the specified file on the remote
     ansible.builtin.shell: $(date)." database" >> somelog.txt
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