diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 6a6cb4f110..211086e4c4 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -2259,7 +2259,6 @@
         - infra-prod-service-nodepool
         - infra-prod-service-etherpad:
             dependencies:
-              - name: infra-prod-update-system-config
               - name: infra-prod-install-ansible
                 soft: true
               - name: infra-prod-base