diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
index 040c09c289..540d77746e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
     state: "directory"
-    recurse: yes
   become: true
   with_items:
     - "fluentd"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/config.yml
index b47f869a34..38063d33dd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/heat/tasks/config.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
-    recurse: yes
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
     - item.value.enabled | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kafka/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/kafka/tasks/config.yml
index 506f7d6a02..05a926dcca 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kafka/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kafka/tasks/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
-    recurse: yes
   become: true
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
index dfc2d9a4b1..f09499e922 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
-    recurse: yes
   become: true
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/storm/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/storm/tasks/config.yml
index d3238267c5..d60dec8769 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/storm/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/storm/tasks/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
-    recurse: yes
   become: true
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/zookeeper/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/zookeeper/tasks/config.yml
index 5da9b0e1d8..41ca32ac2d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/zookeeper/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/zookeeper/tasks/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
-    recurse: yes
   become: true
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]