diff --git a/tasks/create_users_groups.yml b/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
index b1943decf87426bffcec6e7b08beef6dcaeec9c5..8066269375410b40e6dab6afef994ec6f4aac163 100644
--- a/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,3 @@
     uid: "{{ item.value.uid | default(omit) }}"
     update_password: always
   with_dict: "{{ vault_users }}"
-
-- name: overwrite defective vimrc. skel files
-  copy:
-    src: "/etc/skel/.vimrc"
-    dest: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.vimrc"
-    remote_src: "yes"
-  with_dict: "{{ vault_users }}"