diff --git a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
index d067d8a3b212ad5e4daff43bcecfd4ae955b7535..6720bf4e2ac3343d5611749f9d717e470875f6bd 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
   copy: content="- **" dest="/etc/duply/main/exclude"
         owner="root" group="root" mode="600"
 
-- name: Configure backup patterns
-  template: src="backup_patterns.j2" dest="/etc/duply/main/patterns/{{ backup_patterns_filename }}"
-            owner="root" group="root" mode=700
-  notify:
-    - Assemble Duply include patterns
-
 - name: Set-up directory for storing pre-backup scripts
   file: path="/etc/duply/main/pre.d/" state=directory
         owner="root" group="root" mode="700"