diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
index 8b19e3e0ee..31302814ec 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ ubuntu_pkg_removals:
  - lxd
  - lxc
  - libvirt-bin
+ - open-iscsi
 
 redhat_pkg_removals:
  - libvirt
  - libvirt-daemon
+ - iscsi-initiator-utils