diff --git a/roles/python/tasks/Unix.yaml b/roles/python/tasks/Unix.yaml
index 861f67d..471cbbf 100644
--- a/roles/python/tasks/Unix.yaml
+++ b/roles/python/tasks/Unix.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 - name: remove pip.conf if its a symbolic link
   when: pip_conf.stat.islnk
   file:
+    state: absent
     path: ~/.config/pip/pip.conf
 
 # Ensure that pip.conf exists before ever installing pip packages since Debian