diff --git a/tasks/reboot.yml b/tasks/reboot.yml
index 014cd78..be8e340 100644
--- a/tasks/reboot.yml
+++ b/tasks/reboot.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@
   ignore_errors: true
   tags: unattended
 
-- name: abort if automatic reboot is unavailable
-  fail: msg="The unattended_automatic_reboot option was selected but the system has no means to reboot automatically"
-  when: install_reboot_dependency | failed
-  tags: unattended
-