diff --git a/tasks/create_users_groups.yml b/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
index 07039330590ddbb9d83c9e7c38988ff16939fbb2..3c8896c030b66d75031764c71736345ed07ea5c9 100644
--- a/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_users_groups.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,3 @@
     uid: "{{ item.value.uid | default(omit) }}"
     update_password: "on_create"
   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 }}"