diff --git a/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml b/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
index bd4bcdd..6963f35 100644
--- a/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     hour: "{{ item.hour }}"
     minute: "{{ item.minute }}"
     job: "{{ item.job }}"
-    state: present
+    state: absent
   when:
    - ansible_virtualization_role == "NA" or ansible_virtualization_role == "guest"
    - ansible_virtualization_type == "kvm"