diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/start_docker_rgw.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/start_docker_rgw.yml
index 994a6dbb7..924c8c009 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/start_docker_rgw.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/start_docker_rgw.yml
@@ -22,21 +22,6 @@
   notify:
     - restart ceph rgws
 
-# For backward compatibility
-- name: disable old systemd unit ('ceph-rgw@'|'ceph-radosgw@radosgw.'|'ceph-radosgw@') if present
-  systemd:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: stopped
-    enabled: no
-    masked: yes
-    daemon_reload: yes
-  with_items:
-    - "ceph-rgw@{{ ansible_hostname }}"
-    - "ceph-radosgw@{{ ansible_hostname }}.service"
-    - "ceph-radosgw@radosgw.{{ ansible_hostname }}.service"
-    - ceph-radosgw@radosgw.gateway.service
-  ignore_errors: true
-
 - name: systemd start rgw container
   systemd:
     name: ceph-radosgw@rgw.{{ ansible_hostname }}.{{ item.instance_name }}