diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/pre-install.yml b/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/pre-install.yml
index 94c8f7ce0c..a3777ca48b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/pre-install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/pre-install.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
           become: True
           with_items:
             - ca-certificates
-            - apt-transport-https
             - gnupg
 
         - name: Ensure apt sources list directory exists