diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index e325c5e6495c3a12951ad8a3a11dfc524645ce96..2c403bca8ee10d02d43fedca9c7f14748a81b1c7 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     - name: Add the freifunk settings to sysctl config
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
         path: /etc/sysctl.conf
-        backup: true
         block: |
           # Freifunk specific settings
           net.ipv4.ip_forward=1