diff --git a/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml b/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
index dda5bea..32d964a 100644
--- a/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
+++ b/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,10 @@
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
 
-- name: server | snmpd | create /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
-  file:
-    path: "/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf"
-    state: file
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-
 - name: server | snmpd | insert anchors to snmpd.conf
   blockinfile:
     path: "{{ snmpd_conf }}"
+    create: true
     marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
     block: |
       ################################################################################