diff --git a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 4176c19c1be2b26496775f53233611226c340b58..bf3315ff21df2e81d5babd18b4aa8f6ba4836829 100644
--- a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,25 +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:
-        10.31.127.10: "ldap-server backup-server"
-        10.31.127.20: "client-jessie"
-        10.31.127.30: "parameters-mandatory domain1 proxy.domain1 conference.domain1"
-        10.31.127.31: "parameters-optional domain2 proxy.domain2 conference.domain2 domain3 proxy.domain3 conference.domain3"
-
 - hosts: stretch
   become: true
   tasks: