diff --git a/puppet/services/ceilometer-expirer.yaml b/puppet/services/ceilometer-expirer.yaml
index 5341cfee51..714434b1a4 100644
--- a/puppet/services/ceilometer-expirer.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/ceilometer-expirer.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,3 @@ outputs:
         get_attr: [CeilometerServiceBase, role_data, config_settings]
       step_config: |
         include ::tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::expirer
-      upgrade_tasks:
-        - name: "PreUpgrade step0,validation: Check service openstack-ceilometer-expirer is running"
-          shell: /usr/bin/systemctl show 'openstack-ceilometer-expirer' --property ActiveState | grep '\bactive\b'
-          tags: step0,validation