diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index ad23a7c95f..505062f941 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -2243,7 +2243,6 @@
         - infra-prod-service-nodepool
         - infra-prod-service-etherpad:
             dependencies:
-              - name: infra-prod-update-system-config
               - name: infra-prod-install-ansible
                 soft: true
               - name: infra-prod-base