diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8a7e68d..e4f7201 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     - ensure_clamav is defined
     - ensure_clamav.package_list is defined
     - ensure_clamav.package_list is iterable
-    - packages[item.name] is not defined
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     state: '{{ item.state }}'