diff --git a/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml b/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
index 23e3627e..9587994c 100644
--- a/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 
 - name: Update cache if this is our first run
   apt:
-    upgrade: true
-    update_cache: true
     cache_valid_time: 3600
 
 - name: Flush handlers