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: