diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/handlers/main.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/handlers/main.yml
index 2c98ccf0..fb906757 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/handlers/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,3 @@
   shell: update-ca-certificates
   tags: ca
 
-- name: Restart ntp server
-  service: name=ntp state=restarted
-
-