diff --git a/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml b/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
index 198512f..c961bf0 100644
--- a/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
+++ b/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   yum:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
-    allow_downgrade: yes
   with_items: "{{ yum_packages }}"
 
 - name: Downgrade openldap packages if needed
diff --git a/tasks/with_proxy.yml b/tasks/with_proxy.yml
index 074b835..9c8a24d 100644
--- a/tasks/with_proxy.yml
+++ b/tasks/with_proxy.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   yum:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
-    allow_downgrade: yes
   with_items: "{{ yum_packages }}"
   environment:
     http_proxy: "{{ http_proxy }}"