diff --git a/ansible/rke.yml b/ansible/rke.yml
index e0d6dcf..13e7bb5 100644
--- a/ansible/rke.yml
+++ b/ansible/rke.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
       vars:
         mode: config
 
-- name: Prepare kubernetes nodes (RKE)
-  hosts:
-  - kubernetes
-  - kubernetes-control-plane
+- name: Prepare kubernetes hosts (RKE)
+  hosts: kubernetes
   roles:
     - role: rke
       vars:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index e8e5ad7..444a751 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     groups:
       - infrastructure
       - kubernetes-control-plane
+      - kubernetes
     networks:
       - name: rke
     purge_networks: true
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
       - /var/lib/docker
     groups:
       - kubernetes
+      - kubernetes-node
     networks:
       - name: rke
     purge_networks: true
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
       - /var/lib/docker
     groups:
       - kubernetes
+      - kubernetes-node
     networks:
       - name: rke
     purge_networks: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/playbook.yml b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/playbook.yml
index 09dbfb8..fab7a0d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/playbook.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/playbook.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@
       vars:
         mode: config
 
-- name: Prepare kubernetes nodes (RKE)
-  hosts:
-    - kubernetes
-    - kubernetes-control-plane
+- name: Prepare kubernetes hosts (RKE)
+  hosts: kubernetes
   roles:
     - role: rke
       vars:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_kubernetes.py b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_nodes.py
similarity index 97%
rename from ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_kubernetes.py
rename to ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_nodes.py
index 887494f..fcc5e7e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_kubernetes.py
+++ b/ansible/roles/rke/molecule/default/tests/test_nodes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import testinfra.utils.ansible_runner
 
 testinfra_hosts = testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.AnsibleRunner(
-    os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('kubernetes')
+    os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('kubernetes-node')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('container_name', [
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rke/templates/cluster.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/rke/templates/cluster.yml.j2
index 64508e6..f28cff8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rke/templates/cluster.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rke/templates/cluster.yml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 nodes:
-{# Note that we iterate through all nodes in relevant groups.
-We check which groups they belong to exactly later to determine roles. #}
-{% for node in groups['kubernetes'] | union(groups['kubernetes-control-plane']) %}
+{% for node in groups['kubernetes'] %}
 - address: "{{ hostvars[node].cluster_ip }}"
   port: "22"
   internal_address: "{{ hostvars[node].cluster_ip }}"
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@
 {% if node in groups['kubernetes-control-plane'] %}
   - controlplane
 {% endif %}
-{% if node in groups['kubernetes'] %}
+{% if node in groups['kubernetes-node'] %}
   - worker
   - etcd
 {% endif %}