diff --git a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
index ae3b7b0..b7d2e8b 100644
--- a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0744
-    backup: yes
+    backup: no
 
 - name: Restart cron daemon
   service:
     name: cron
     state: restarted
-