diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/meta/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/meta/main.yml
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index 9b7065f18..000000000
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-dependencies:
-  - role: network_plugin/cni