diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
index c66f455..e2b7a46 100644
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - block:
-    - name: Stat minio-latest
-      stat:
-        path: "{{ minio_base_dir }}/minio-latest"
-      register: minio_installed
-
-    - name: Get running version
-      shell: "{{ minio_base_dir }}/minio-latest -v | sed -nre 's/^[^0-9]*(([0-9]+\\.)*[0-9]+(-\\S*)).*/\\1/p'"
-      register: minio_current
-      changed_when: False
-      when: minio_installed.stat.exists
-
     - name: Create group '{{ minio_group }}'
       group:
         name: "{{ minio_group }}"