diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a931f4e..058e00d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ This role manages the build-in 'core' Operating System components and defaults t
 # Tags
 - apt
 - cron
-- crowdsec
 - environment-file
 - hostname
 - firewall
diff --git a/tasks/crowdsec.yaml b/tasks/crowdsec.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 32f9e5e..0000000
--- a/tasks/crowdsec.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
----
-
-# install crowdsec signing key
-- name: "install signing key"
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: "https://packagecloud.io/crowdsec/crowdsec/gpgkey"
-    dest: "/etc/apt/keyrings/crowdsec_crowdsec-archive-keyring.gpg"
-    mode: "0644"
-  register: "install_crowdsec_key"
-  tags:
-    - "crowdsec"
-
-# update apt cache if required
-- name: "update apt cache"
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    update_cache: true
-  when:
-    - 'ansible_os_family == "Debian"'
-    - "install_crowdsec_key.changed"
-  tags:
-    - "crowdsec"
-
-# install crowdsec security engine
-- name: "install crowdsec security engine"
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: "crowdsec"
-    state: "present"
-    cache_valid_time: "120"
-  when: 'ansible_os_family == "Debian"'
-  register: "crowdsec_installed"
-  tags:
-    - "crowdsec"
-
-# install crowdsec firewall bouncer - debian
-- name: "install crowdsec firewall bouncer - debian"
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: "crowdsec-firewall-bouncer"
-    state: "present"
-    cache_valid_time: "120"
-  when: 'ansible_distribution == "Debian"'
-  tags:
-    - "crowdsec"
-
-# install crowdsec firewall bouncer - ubuntu
-- name: "install crowdsec firewall bouncer - ubuntu"
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: "crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables"
-    state: "present"
-    cache_valid_time: "120"
-  when: 'ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"'
-  tags:
-    - "crowdsec"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index a0bc836..c5b0b3b 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   tags:
     - "apt"
     - "cron"
-    - "crowdsec"
     - "environment-file"
     - "hostname"
     - "firewall"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
   tags:
     - "apt"
     - "cron"
-    - "crowdsec"
     - "environment-file"
     - "hostname"
     - "firewall"
@@ -271,14 +269,6 @@
   when: "os_support"
   tags: "usermanagement"
 
-# crowdsec
-- name: "crowdsec security engine"
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "crowdsec.yaml"
-  when:
-    - "os_support"
-    - "crowdsec_enable"
-  tags: "crowdsec"
-
 # firewall
 - name: "firewall"
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "firewall/firewall-general.yaml"