diff --git a/etc-git/tasks/main.yml b/etc-git/tasks/main.yml
index d82afaa4..5499fd31 100644
--- a/etc-git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/etc-git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   file:
     path: /etc/.git
     owner: root
-    group: root
     mode: "700"
     state: directory
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
     src: gitignore
     dest: /etc/.gitignore
     owner: root
-    group: root
     mode: "600"
 
 - name: does /etc/ have any commit?