diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index b0705b41030a25d639bee5263afec2931ce2d587..0adeb9c71ff2d26bae8b4bb66394a2a6fd22c781 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
       - mdadm
       - minicom
       - mtr-tiny
-      - netcat
       - net-tools
       - ntp
       - open-iscsi