diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28d9efb..f3d4943 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You can control whether the package is installed, uninstalled, or at the latest
 docker_obsolete_packages:
 ```
 
-A list of packages to be uninstalled on all platforms prior to running this role. By default this will `docker_obsolete_packages_debian` on debian based systems and `docker_obsolete_packages_redhat` on redhat systems.
+A list of packages to be uninstalled on all platforms prior to running this role. By default this will `docker_obsolete_packages_debian` on debian based systems.
 
 ```yaml
 docker_obsolete_packages_debian:
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ docker_obsolete_packages_debian:
 ```
 A list of packages to be uninstalled on Debian based systems prior to running this role. See [Docker's installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#uninstall-old-versions) for an up-to-date list of old packages that should be removed.
 
-```yaml
-docker_obsolete_packages_redhat:
-  - docker
-  - docker-client
-  - docker-client-latest
-  - docker-common
-  - docker-latest
-  - docker-latest-logrotate
-  - docker-logrotate
-  - docker-engine
-  - podman
-  - runc
-```
 
 A list of packaged to be uninstalled on RedHat based systems prior to running this role. See [Docker's installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/rhel/#uninstall-old-versions) for an up-to-date list of old packages that should be removed.
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3c8b646..561491f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ docker_obsolete_packages_debian:
   - podman-docker
   - containerd
   - runc
-docker_obsolete_packages_redhat:
-  - docker
-  - docker-client
-  - docker-client-latest
-  - docker-common
-  - docker-latest
-  - docker-latest-logrotate
-  - docker-logrotate
-  - docker-engine
-  - podman
-  - runc
 
 # Service options.
 docker_service_manage: true
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
index 0607e2f..4d5399d 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Set obselete packages if not already defined
-  set_fact:
-    docker_obsolete_packages: "{{ docker_obsolete_packages_redhat }}"
-  when: docker_obsolete_packages is not defined
-
-- name: Ensure old versions of Docker are not installed.
-  package:
-    name: "{{ docker_obsolete_packages }}"
-    state: absent
-  register: obsolete_package_results
-  failed_when:
-    - '"Depsolve Error occurred" not in obsolete_package_results.msg'
-    - obsolete_package_results.rc == 0
-
 - name: Add Docker GPG key.
   rpm_key:
     key: "{{ docker_yum_gpg_key }}"