diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5e871ce..4f068cf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@
 conda_directory: /opt/conda
 conda_installer_url: https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-4.5.11-Linux-x86_64.sh
 conda_installer_checksum: sha256:ea4594241e13a2671c5b158b3b813f0794fe58d514795fbf72a1aad24db918cf
-
-conda_anaconda_env: false
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 21e1f0b..7c9e625 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,19 +28,3 @@
     dest: /etc/fish/conf.d/conda.fish
     state: link
     follow: false
-
-- name: anaconda environment
-  command: conda create -n anaconda anaconda --json --quiet
-  environment:
-    PATH: /opt/conda/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}
-  args:
-    creates: "{{ conda_directory }}/envs/anaconda"
-  when: conda_anaconda_env
-
-- name: update anaconda environment
-  command: conda update -n anaconda --all --json --quiet
-  environment:
-    PATH: /opt/conda/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}
-  register: _conda_command
-  changed_when: _conda.actions is defined
-  when: conda_anaconda_env