diff --git a/playbooks/facts.yml b/playbooks/facts.yml
index 89410cad4..c43b058b8 100644
--- a/playbooks/facts.yml
+++ b/playbooks/facts.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
   any_errors_fatal: "{{ any_errors_fatal | default(true) }}"
   gather_facts: false
   environment: "{{ proxy_disable_env }}"
-  vars:
-    # Need to disable pipelining for bootstrap-os as some systems have requiretty in sudoers set, which makes pipelining
-    # fail. bootstrap-os fixes this on these systems, so in later plays it can be enabled.
-    ansible_ssh_pipelining: false
   roles:
     - { role: bootstrap-os, tags: bootstrap-os}
     - { role: kubespray-defaults }