diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
index b4a9b694b7..aaf90786bf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     timeout: 1
     state: stopped
   when:
-    - enable_ironic_ipxe | bool
     - container_facts['ironic_ipxe'] is not defined
     - inventory_hostname in groups['ironic-ipxe']