diff --git a/roles/ceph-iscsi-gw/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-iscsi-gw/tasks/systemd.yml
index 359342260e..7cb0ac92aa 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-iscsi-gw/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-iscsi-gw/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit files for tcmu-runner, rbd-target-api and rbd-target-gw
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/{{ item }}.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/systemd.yml
index 74f4d35f88..b76e11e617 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-mds.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-mds@.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/systemd.yml
index dad9d74de2..2457a0e3fa 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-mgr.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-mgr@.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/systemd.yml
index e099ef29f8..9af8a59bfd 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file for mon container
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-mon.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-mon@.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/systemd.yml
index 0a31857378..3a13e602d9 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-nfs.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-nfs@.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/systemd.yml
index 723c467de4..16dfb139ff 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-rbd-mirror.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-rbd-mirror@.service
diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/systemd.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/systemd.yml
index 1a088792b4..ab114ca083 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: generate systemd unit file
-  become: true
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-radosgw.service.j2"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/ceph-radosgw@.service