diff --git a/tasks/apache_exporter.yml b/tasks/apache_exporter.yml
index f9890a5..9f85ce6 100644
--- a/tasks/apache_exporter.yml
+++ b/tasks/apache_exporter.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@
   notify:
     - 'prometheus | apache exporter | restart service'
 
-- name: 'prometheus | apache exporter | install startup script'
-  template:
-    src: scripts/prometheus-apache-exporter-script.sh.j2
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/prometheus-apache-exporter-script.sh
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0600
-
 - name: 'prometheus | apache exporter | install unit file to systemd'
   template:
     src: systemd/prometheus-apache-exporter.service.j2