diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/tasks/containerd_repo.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/tasks/containerd_repo.yml
index 2c1fc7c92..40805d32c 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/tasks/containerd_repo.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/tasks/containerd_repo.yml
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
     - ansible_os_family in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']
     - containerd_repo_info.repos|length > 0
 
-# This is required to ensure any apt upgrade will not break kubernetes
-- name: Set containerd pin priority to apt_preferences on Debian family
-  template:
-    src: "apt_preferences.d/debian_containerd.j2"
-    dest: "/etc/apt/preferences.d/containerd"
-    owner: "root"
-    mode: 0644
-  when:
-    - ansible_os_family in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']
-
 - name: Configure containerd repository on Fedora
   template:
     src: "fedora_containerd.repo.j2"