diff --git a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
index 553735f09..837a2dfb4 100644
--- a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,4 +52,3 @@
     dest: "{{ iiab_env_file }}"
     regexp: '^STAGE=*'
     line: 'STAGE=9'
-    state: present