diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 7c21acc..b7c9256 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
       tags:
         - always
 
-    - name: read variables
-      include_vars:
-        file: variables.yml
-      tags:
-        - always
-
     - set_fact:
         distro: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}"
       tags:
diff --git a/variables.yml b/variables.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 170df03..0000000
--- a/variables.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-portfolio_performace_version: "0.57.2"