diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed.yml
index 889531f9e..d0cd8edea 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-# This is for both RedHat 7 and 8
-- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_redhat.yml"
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-
-# This is for both Debian and Raspbian
-- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_debian.yml"
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-
-- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_archlinux.yml"
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
+- name: Ensure openssl installed
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: openssl
+    state: present
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_archlinux.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_archlinux.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ce70c5624..000000000
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_archlinux.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Ensure openssl installed (Archlinux)
-  community.general.pacman:
-    name: openssl
-    state: present
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_debian.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_debian.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18f1cb95e..000000000
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_debian.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Ensure openssl installed (Debian/Raspbian)
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: openssl
-    state: present
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_redhat.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_redhat.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b8809cf55..000000000
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/ensure_openssl_installed_redhat.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Ensure openssl installed (RedHat)
-  ansible.builtin.yum:
-    name: openssl
-    state: present