diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/tasks/reset.yml b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/tasks/reset.yml
index 65ee0026a64..1bae013acb1 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/tasks/reset.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/tasks/reset.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 - name: CRI-O | Remove cri-o apt repo
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb {{ crio_download_crio }}{{ crio_version }}/{{ crio_kubic_debian_repo_name }}/ /"
-    state: present
+    state: absent
     filename: devel-kubic-libcontainers-stable-cri-o
   when: crio_kubic_debian_repo_name is defined
   tags: