diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/clean_heka.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/clean_heka.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 94191031ff..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/clean_heka.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Get container facts
-  kolla_container_facts:
-    name:
-      - heka
-  register: container_facts
-
-- name: Removing heka container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "remove_container"
-    name: "heka"
-  when:
-    - container_facts['heka'] is defined
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/upgrade.yml
index b31527f661..1f16915ad9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
 
-- include: clean_heka.yml
-
 - include: start.yml