diff --git a/roles/backup_client/handlers/main.yml b/roles/backup_client/handlers/main.yml
index 8ea1258846eae8bf2e41467310321dd4aeb4593d..e102db6af3fe4987ee203f13b5173aefd3be996b 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Assemble Duply include patterns
-  assemble: dest="/etc/duply/main/include" src="/etc/duply/main/patterns"
-            owner=root group=root mode=600 backup=yes
-
 - name: Clean-up GnuPG keyring for import of new keys
   shell: rm -f /etc/duply/main/gnupg/*