diff --git a/nodejs/tasks/main.yml b/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
index 15612fac..684517e3 100644
--- a/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: nodesource.sources.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.sources
-    state: present
   register: nodesource_sources
   tags:
     - system
diff --git a/nodejs/tasks/yarn.yml b/nodejs/tasks/yarn.yml
index 4cf34988..22bc1853 100644
--- a/nodejs/tasks/yarn.yml
+++ b/nodejs/tasks/yarn.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: yarn.sources.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.sources
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
   register: yarn_sources
   tags:
     - system