diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/ansible-pull.yml b/roles/common/tasks/ansible-pull.yml
index 37b68c8c..6901a150 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/ansible-pull.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/ansible-pull.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: yes
-    state: started
   with_items:
     - 'ansible-run.path'
     - 'ansible-run.service'
diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/gopher.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/gopher.yml
index 8c839b46..487dd4a6 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/gopher.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/gopher.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: yes
-    state: started
   with_items:
     - 'gopher-run.path'
     - 'gopher-run.service'
diff --git a/roles/webserver/tasks/codedeploy.yml b/roles/webserver/tasks/codedeploy.yml
index f91fadbd..066e1db6 100644
--- a/roles/webserver/tasks/codedeploy.yml
+++ b/roles/webserver/tasks/codedeploy.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: yes
-    state: started
   with_items:
     - 'www-run.path'
-    - 'www-run.service'
\ No newline at end of file
+    - 'www-run.service'