diff --git a/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml b/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml
index 986709c4b..39ff29049 100644
--- a/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   stat:
     path: "{{ swapfile_path }}"
     get_checksum: False
-    get_md5: False
   register: swapfile_check
 
 - name: create swap file {{ swapfile_path }}