diff --git a/smartgears/catalina-app-conf/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/catalina-app-conf/tasks/main.yml
index 1e724f3f..84aa3a3e 100644
--- a/smartgears/catalina-app-conf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/catalina-app-conf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     - name: Remove the catalina webapp configurations 
       file: dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/conf/Catalina/localhost/{{ item.app_name }}.xml state=absent
       with_items: '{{ catalina_apps_conf }}'
-      when: ( not item.state | default(True) ) and ansible_distribution_major_version <= '16'
+      when: ( not item.state | default(True) ) 
 
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'