diff --git a/ansible/monitoring.yml b/ansible/monitoring.yml
index 0ee97806a0..b0aa6b7b53 100644
--- a/ansible/monitoring.yml
+++ b/ansible/monitoring.yml
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
     - prometheus-stateful
 
 - hosts: node-exporter
-  gather_facts: false
   become: yes
   vars_files:
     - ['{{inventory_dir}}/secrets.yml']
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@
     - node-exporter
 
 - hosts: process-exporter
-  gather_facts: false
   become: yes
   vars_files:
     - ['{{inventory_dir}}/secrets.yml']