diff --git a/playbooks/collect-flavors-and-verify-profiles.yaml b/playbooks/collect-flavors-and-verify-profiles.yaml
index 0abf6e5f5..ff674f3c3 100644
--- a/playbooks/collect-flavors-and-verify-profiles.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/collect-flavors-and-verify-profiles.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         This validation checks the flavors assigned to roles exist and have the
         correct capabilities set.
       groups:
-        - pre-deployment
         - pre-upgrade
       categories:
         - compute
diff --git a/roles/collect_flavors_and_verify_profiles/vars/main.yml b/roles/collect_flavors_and_verify_profiles/vars/main.yml
index 5b4af78b1..b687bb7f2 100644
--- a/roles/collect_flavors_and_verify_profiles/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/collect_flavors_and_verify_profiles/vars/main.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ metadata:
     This validation checks the flavors assigned to roles exist and have the
     correct capabilities set.
   groups:
-    - pre-deployment
     - pre-upgrade