diff --git a/roles/mgrote.docker-compose-deploy/tasks/dockercompose.yml b/roles/mgrote.docker-compose-deploy/tasks/dockercompose.yml
index da7245cb..a8d02cc6 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.docker-compose-deploy/tasks/dockercompose.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote.docker-compose-deploy/tasks/dockercompose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
       chdir: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.dir_name }}"
     changed_when: false
     when: repo_exists.stat.exists == true
-    register: stashed
 
   - name: clone public repository - "{{ item.name }}"
     ansible.builtin.git:
@@ -18,13 +17,6 @@
       dest: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.dir_name }}"
     register: repo
 
-  - name: pop stashed changes
-    ansible.builtin.shell: git stash pop
-    args:
-      chdir: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.dir_name }}"
-    changed_when: false
-    when: stashed.changed
-
   - name: (re)start container - "{{ item.name }}"
     ansible.builtin.shell: docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
     args:
diff --git a/roles/mgrote.dotfiles/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote.dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
index 8e989ec0..36ae2578 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote.dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
       chdir: "{{ dotfiles_repo_path }}"
     changed_when: false
     when: repo_exists.stat.exists == true
-    register: stashed
 
   - name: Ensure dotfiles repository is cloned locally.
     git:
@@ -25,13 +24,6 @@
       depth: 1
     register: git_clone
 
-  - name: pop stashed changes
-    ansible.builtin.shell: git stash pop
-    args:
-      chdir: "{{ dotfiles_repo_path }}"
-    changed_when: false
-    when: stashed.changed
-
   - name: set owner recursive for repo
     file:
       path: "{{ dotfiles_repo_path }}"