diff --git a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml b/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
index 4338ee6..1aaad9f 100644
--- a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
   roles:
     - add-sshkey
   tasks:
-  - name: Create place holder for requirements repo
-    file:
-      path: "/home/ubuntu/src/opendev.org/openstack/requirements"
-      state: directory
-      recurse: true
-
   - name: clone openstack/requirements repo
     git:
       repo: "https://opendev.org/openstack/requirements"