diff --git a/roles/local-facts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/local-facts/tasks/main.yml
index 9ab99cb1..decc7ebd 100644
--- a/roles/local-facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/local-facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
     path: /etc/ansible/facts.d/
     state: directory
 
-- name: Create hash.fact file
-  file:
-    path: /etc/ansible/facts.d/hash.fact
-    state: touch
-
 - name: Update latest commit hash
   template:
     src: facts.d/hash.fact.j2