diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 4bad2c39f1ff2bd9b6ce711c2b5088a267a15d09..3d868d1e2f73fc6305454203d367c96d6e7d5dec 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   apt:
     name: '{{ item }}'
     state: latest
-    update_cache: yes
   with_items:
     - i2c-tools
     - python-smbus