diff --git a/roles/web_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/web_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index a4bbf86fa46b522aaa9ee2fb3a26086a1ca49f06..faad65329ba259dfa26b4add04bdd68d8bbd6c11 100644
--- a/roles/web_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/web_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,29 +18,6 @@
         update_cache: true
       changed_when: false
 
-- hosts: jessie
-  become: true
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Set-up the hosts file
-      lineinfile:
-        path: /etc/hosts
-        regexp: "^{{ item.key }}"
-        line: "{{ item.key }} {{ item.value }}"
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0644
-        state: present
-      with_dict:
-        10.31.127.20: "client1"
-        10.31.127.30: "parameters-mandatory"
-        10.31.127.31: "parameters-optional"
-
-    - name: Install curl for testing redirects and webpage content
-      apt:
-        name: curl
-        state: present
-
 - hosts: stretch
   become: true
   tasks: