diff --git a/roles/remove-java-app/defaults/main.yml b/roles/remove-java-app/defaults/main.yml
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--- a/roles/remove-java-app/defaults/main.yml
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-java_apps_to_remove: [] 
diff --git a/roles/remove-java-app/handlers/main.yml b/roles/remove-java-app/handlers/main.yml
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--- a/roles/remove-java-app/handlers/main.yml
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----
-- name: daemon_reload
-  systemd:
-    daemon_reload: yes
-
-- name: restart httpd
-  systemd:
-    name: httpd
-    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/remove-java-app/tasks/main.yml b/roles/remove-java-app/tasks/main.yml
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--- a/roles/remove-java-app/tasks/main.yml
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----
-- name: Remove the httpd configuration
-  file: 
-    path: /etc/httpd/conf.d/{{ item | replace('-','_') }}.conf
-    state: absent
-  notify:
-    - restart httpd
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-
-
-- name: Disable and stop the app
-  service: 
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    enabled: no
-    state: stopped
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-
-- name: Remove the app dir and its contents
-  file:
-    path: /opt/{{ item }}/
-    state: absent
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-
-- name: Remove the www dir
-  file:
-    path: /var/www/{{ item }}/
-    state: absent
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-
-- name: Remove the logs
-  file:
-    path: /var/log/{{ item }}/
-    state: absent
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-
-- name: Force a daemon reload before removing the systemd file
-  systemd:
-    daemon_reload: yes
-
-- name: Remove the systemd service file
-  file: 
-    path: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}.service"
-    state: absent
-  notify: 
-    - daemon_reload
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ java_apps_to_remove }}"
-  register: systemd_removed
-
-- name: Reset failed services 
-  command: "systemctl reset-failed"
-