diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
index db86c0cf39..188cf05709 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ ironic_ks_user_roles:
   - project: "service"
     user: "{{ ironic_inspector_keystone_user }}"
     role: "service"
+    state: "absent"
   - system: "all"
     user: "{{ ironic_inspector_keystone_user }}"
     role: "service"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-ironic-inspector-service-role-765027c3d91016d1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-ironic-inspector-service-role-765027c3d91016d1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3b89e96b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-ironic-inspector-service-role-765027c3d91016d1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Now that we give the ironic inspector system scope ``all``, we do not need
+    to grant it the service role. This is automatically removed. If you
+    overrode the default list of role assignments, you should make this
+    change too.