diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/gen_certs_script.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/gen_certs_script.yml
index 33e9d94c6..d9bbd0a73 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/gen_certs_script.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/gen_certs_script.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     mode: 0700
   run_once: yes
   when:
-    - gen_certs | default(false)
     - inventory_hostname == groups['etcd'][0]
 
 - name: Gen_certs | run cert generation script for etcd and kube control plane nodes