diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 5e4452e..1f69f7a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- import_tasks: prepare.yml
-- import_tasks: setup.yml
-- import_tasks: post.yml
+- include_tasks: setup.yml
diff --git a/tasks/post.yml b/tasks/post.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a755c86..0000000
--- a/tasks/post.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-- block:
-    - name: Ensure drone service is up and running
-      systemd:
-        state: started
-        daemon_reload: yes
-        enabled: yes
-        name: drone
-  become: True
-  become_user: root
diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 56e40f1..0000000
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-- block:
-    - name: Ensure service directory exists
-      file:
-        path: "{{ droneci_service_directory }}"
-        state: directory
-        mode: 0755
-
-    - name: Install required dependencies
-      pip:
-        name: "{{ item.name }}"
-        executable: "{{ item.exec | default(omit) }}"
-        state: present
-      loop: "{{ __drone_pip_dependencies }}"
-  become: True
-  become_user: root
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yml b/tasks/setup.yml
index 6b3b398..6d36b13 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     droneci_no_proxy: "{{ __droneci_default_no_proxy }} + {{ droneci_no_proxy | default([]) }}"
 
 - block:
+    - name: Ensure service directory exists
+      file:
+        path: "{{ droneci_service_directory }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: 0755
+
     - name: Deploy compose file to '{{ droneci_service_directory }}'
       template:
         src: "services/droneci-compose.yml.j2"
@@ -26,5 +32,12 @@
         dest: "{{ droneci_service_directory }}/{{ droneci_license_key | basename }}"
         mode: 0600
       when: droneci_license_key is defined
+
+    - name: Ensure drone service is up and running
+      systemd:
+        state: started
+        daemon_reload: yes
+        enabled: yes
+        name: drone
   become: True
   become_user: root
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 56faa5e..0b18f80 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 __droneci_default_no_proxy:
   - droneserver
   - droneagent
-
-__drone_pip_dependencies:
-  - name: docker
-  - name: docker-compose
-    exec: pip3