diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-container-rm/tasks/tripleo_docker_container_rm.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-container-rm/tasks/tripleo_docker_container_rm.yml
index ad01df89e..165a157fe 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-container-rm/tasks/tripleo_docker_container_rm.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-container-rm/tasks/tripleo_docker_container_rm.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
   failed_when: false
 
 - name: remove "{{ container }}" container
-  docker_container:
-    name: "{{ container }}"
-    state: absent
+  command: "docker rm --force {{ container }}"
   when:
     - stat_docker_container.rc == 0