diff --git a/remove-node.yml b/remove-node.yml
index 7678989ca..77212cced 100644
--- a/remove-node.yml
+++ b/remove-node.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
-          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "<")
+          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "!=")
           - ansible_version.string is version("2.5.0", ">=")
       tags:
         - check