diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
index adad0affa..bbbdbbbf1 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 # are officially now UNMAINTAINED in default_vars.yml and
 # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/unmaintained-roles.txt etc?
 
-- name: Set vars_checklist for 53 + 53 + up-to-53 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
+- name: Set vars_checklist for 46 + 46 + up-to-46 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
   set_fact:
     vars_checklist:
       - hostapd