diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/pre-upgrade.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/pre-upgrade.yml
index 289211ed0..f00229101 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/pre-upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/pre-upgrade.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Remove legacy docker repo file
+  file:
+    path: "{{ yum_repo_dir }}/docker.repo"
+    state: absent
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution in ["CentOS","RedHat","OracleLinux"]
+    - not is_atomic
+
 - name: Ensure old versions of Docker are not installed. | Debian
   apt:
     name: '{{ docker_remove_packages_apt }}'