diff --git a/roles/ceph-handler/handlers/main.yml b/roles/ceph-handler/handlers/main.yml
index d4d53a3a2..59e7fc5af 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-handler/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-handler/handlers/main.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
         # except when a crush location is specified. ceph-disk will start the osds before the osd crush location is specified
         - osd_group_name in group_names
         - containerized_deployment | bool
-        - inventory_hostname == groups.get(osd_group_name) | last
         - ceph_osd_container_stat.get('rc') == 0
         - ceph_osd_container_stat.get('stdout_lines', [])|length != 0
         - handler_health_osd_check | bool