diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0bfb739..23c58fd 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -114,18 +114,10 @@
   notify:
     - reconfigure wireguard
 
-- name: Check if reload-module-on-update is set
-  stat:
-    path: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/.reload-module-on-update"
-  register: reload_module_on_update
-  tags:
-    - wg-config
-
-- name: Set WireGuard reload-module-on-update
+- name: Ensure legacy reload-module-on-update is absent
   file:
     dest: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/.reload-module-on-update"
-    state: touch
-  when: not reload_module_on_update.stat.exists
+    state: absent
   tags:
     - wg-config