diff --git a/playbooks/all_scanner.yml b/playbooks/all_scanner.yml
deleted file mode 100755
index c4cab95..0000000
--- a/playbooks/all_scanner.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
-# vim:ft=ansible:
----
-- hosts: all
-  gather_facts: no
-  tasks:
-    - name: assure scanner user
-      ansible.builtin.user: name=scanner state=absent
-      tags: [ scanner, greenbone ]
-    - name: assure scanner user sudoers rule
-      ansible.builtin.lineinfile: path=/etc/sudoers line="scanner ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" state=absent
-      tags: [ scanner, greenbone ]
diff --git a/playbooks/site_pre.yml b/playbooks/site_pre.yml
index ced88d4..cf58eb1 100755
--- a/playbooks/site_pre.yml
+++ b/playbooks/site_pre.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   # Preambulatory system configuration
   # It's implicit that configuration here MUST preceed site_main.yml
 - import_playbook: all.yml
-- import_playbook: all_scanner.yml
   # Platform configuration
 - import_playbook: platforms_ubuntu-20-04.yml
 - import_playbook: platforms_ubuntu-21-10.yml