diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2c71a19..629044a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     - ensure_cockpit is defined
     - ensure_cockpit.package_list is defined
     - ensure_cockpit.package_list is iterable
-    - packages[item.name] is not defined
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     state: '{{ item.state }}'