diff --git a/nextcloud/vars/main.yml b/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
index a056f3e6..3e98d2ee 100644
--- a/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
+++ b/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ php_fpm_packages:
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-json'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-ldap'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-{{ nextcloud_db }}'
-  - 'php{{ php_version }}-mcrypt'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-xml'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-mbstring'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-intl'