diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
index ca3eeee4a7..e4adc4312b 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
     - name: Write config data at the start of step 1
       when: step == "1"
-      become: true
       block:
         - name: Create /var/lib/tripleo-config directory
           file:
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@
         dest: /etc/puppet/hieradata/config_step.json
         force: true
         mode: '0600'
-      become: true
 
     - name: Run puppet host configuration for step {{ step }}
       when: enable_puppet|default(true)|bool
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@
       register: outputs
       failed_when: false
       no_log: true
-      become: true
 
     - name: "Debug output for task which failed: Run puppet host configuration for step {{ step }}"
       debug:
@@ -193,7 +190,6 @@
       register: outputs
       failed_when: false
       no_log: true
-      become: true
 
     - name: "Debug output for task which failed: Run docker-puppet tasks (generate config) during step {{ step }}"
       debug:
@@ -218,7 +214,6 @@
       register: outputs
       failed_when: false
       no_log: true
-      become: true
 
     - name: "Debug output for task which failed: Start containers for step {{ step }}"
       debug:
@@ -234,7 +229,6 @@
       stat:
         path: /var/lib/docker-puppet/docker-puppet-tasks{{ step }}.json
       register: docker_puppet_tasks_json
-      become: true
 
     - name: Run docker-puppet tasks (bootstrap tasks) for step {{ step }}
       shell: python /var/lib/docker-puppet/docker-puppet.py
@@ -251,7 +245,6 @@
       register: outputs
       failed_when: false
       no_log: true
-      become: true
 
     - name: "Debug output for task which failed: Run docker-puppet tasks (bootstrap tasks) for step {{ step }}"
       debug:
diff --git a/common/deploy-steps.j2 b/common/deploy-steps.j2
index c06faf07f7..b16872dd54 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps.j2
+++ b/common/deploy-steps.j2
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ outputs:
               any_errors_fatal: yes
               vars:
                 bootstrap_server_id: BOOTSTRAP_SERVER_ID
-              become: true
               tasks:
 {%- for role in roles %}
                 - import_tasks: {{role.name}}/host_prep_tasks.yaml
@@ -667,7 +666,6 @@ outputs:
             DEPLOY_TARGET_HOST: {get_param: deployment_target_hosts}
           template: |
             - hosts: DEPLOY_TARGET_HOST
-              become: true
               tasks:
                 - set_fact:
                     releases: {get_param: [FastForwardUpgradeReleases]}