diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 55254bf..db2b9fb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for opdk-setup-validate
-apigee_validate_cmd: 'bash {{ apigee_service }} apigee-validate'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 357d8a9..9ebeae9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # tasks file for opdk-setup-validate-cleanup
 
 - name: Validate OPDK Installation
-  shell: '{{ apigee_validate_cmd }} clean -f {{ apigee_validate_config_file }}'
+  shell: '{{ apigee_service }} apigee-validate clean -f {{ apigee_validate_config_file }}'