diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index be17c5e903b6c8533e44d6dfae3c94053eebf8a9..f4777f22878798ec99ff68abdfdcb68f2c9d2e55 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@
           - python3
           - wget # for fastd-blacklist
       tags: update
-    - name: Reboot host and wait for it to restart
-      ansible.builtin.reboot:
-        msg: "Reboot initiated by Ansible"
-        connect_timeout: 5
-        reboot_timeout: 600
-        pre_reboot_delay: 0
-        post_reboot_delay: 30
-        test_command: whoami
 
     - name: Add the routing table for freifunk
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile: