diff --git a/roles/mgrote_pip_pre_tasks/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_pip_pre_tasks/tasks/main.yml
index 1a2cd905..fb0bc76e 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_pip_pre_tasks/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_pip_pre_tasks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED file if we're on Debian12
 # Related issue: https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-pip/issues/57
-- name: Get python3 version installed
-  ansible.builtin.command: python3 --version
-  register: py3ver
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
     state: absent
-  when: py3ver is defined and py3ver.stdout.find("3.11") != -1