diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
index 25b671f06..3304a0f16 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
     line: 'FILESYSTEMS="vfat ext2 ext3 ext4 hfsplus exfat fuseblk ntfs"'
     path: /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
 
+- name: Remove /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+  file:
+    path: /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+    state: absent
+
 # 2021-03-25: Consider removing this stanza & all of this role's Apache logic!
 - name: Install /etc/{{ apache_conf_dir }}/content_dir.conf from template
   template:
diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/main.yml b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/main.yml
index da1bd6c12..2f2a23b8e 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
   include_tasks: nginx.yml
   when: nginx_enabled
 
+# clean up here to catch the already installed users, remove for the next release
+- name: Remove /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+  file:
+    path: /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+    state: absent
 
 - name: Put variable in iiab.env that enables display of content at root of USB
   lineinfile: