diff --git a/tasks/sys_packages.yml b/tasks/sys_packages.yml
index 576b013..ee7f021 100644
--- a/tasks/sys_packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/sys_packages.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@
       - screen
       - vim
       - wget
+      - ntp
     state: present
 
-- name: Install ntp
-  package: name=ntp state=present
-
 - name: Ensure ntp is enabled and started
   service: name=ntpd enabled=yes state=started