diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 27a45cb..6f757ed 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@
   become: True
   become_user: root
 
-- name: Ensure linux user '{{ postgres_user }}' is present
-  user:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    password: "{{ item.password }}"
-  with_items: "{{ postgres_users }}"
-  when: item.name == postgres_user
-
-- name: Force all notified handlers to activate pg_hba.conf
-  meta: flush_handlers
-
 - name: Ensure PostgreSQL users are present
   postgresql_user:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"