diff --git a/tasks/misc.yml b/tasks/misc.yml
index b7ad1810..62f9bda4 100644
--- a/tasks/misc.yml
+++ b/tasks/misc.yml
@@ -13,94 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: V-38489 - Install AIDE (with apt)
-  apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: "{{ security_package_state }}"
-  with_items:
-    - aide
-    - aide-common
-  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38489
-
-- name: V-38489 - Install AIDE (with yum)
-  yum:
-    name: aide
-    state: "{{ security_package_state }}"
-  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum'
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38489
-
-- name: Verify that AIDE configuration directory exists
-  stat:
-    path: /etc/aide/aide.conf.d
-  register: aide_conf
-  always_run: true
-  tags:
-    - always
-
-- name: V-38489 - Exclude certain directories from AIDE
-  template:
-    src: ZZ_aide_exclusions.j2
-    dest: /etc/aide/aide.conf.d/ZZ_aide_exclusions
-  when: aide_conf.stat.exists | bool
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38489
-
-- name: Check to see if AIDE database is already in place
-  stat:
-    path: "{{ aide_database_file }}"
-  register: aide_database
-  always_run: True
-  tags:
-    - always
-
-- name: V-38489 - Initialize AIDE (this will take a few minutes)
-  shell: "aideinit"
-  register: aide_init
-  when:
-    - aide_conf.stat.exists | bool
-    - not aide_database.stat.exists | bool
-    - security_initialize_aide | bool
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38489
-
-- name: V-38489 - Move AIDE database into place
-  shell: "mv /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz {{ aide_database_file }}"
-  when:
-    - aide_init | changed
-    - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38489
-
-- name: Create AIDE cron job (for V-38670)
-  cron:
-    name: aide
-    cron_file: aide
-    user: root
-    special_time: daily
-    job: "aide --check"
-  when:
-    - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38670
-
-- name: Check for AIDE cron job (for V-38670)
-  stat:
-    path: "{{ aide_cron_job_path }}"
-  register: v38670_result
-  changed_when: False
-  tags:
-    - cat2
-    - V-38670
-
 - name: V-38670 - System must detect unauthorized changes to software and information
   fail:
     msg: "AIDE cron job is missing"