diff --git a/ansible/roles/telegraf/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/telegraf/tasks/config.yml
index 3a04581073..45a420e64d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/telegraf/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/telegraf/tasks/config.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
   with_dict: "{{ telegraf_services }}"
 
 - name: Copying over default config.json files
-  vars:
-    service: "{{ telegraf_services['telegraf_services'] }}"
   template:
     src: "telegraf.json.j2"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/telegraf/config.json"