diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/handlers/main.yml
index 3defd5e..f4ea20b 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/handlers/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,3 @@
 
 - name: regenerate_auditd_rules
   command: /sbin/augenrules
-
-- name: restart_auditd
-  service:
-    name: auditd
-    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/auditd.yml b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/auditd.yml
index 02b684b..c4e1570 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/auditd.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/auditd.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@
     backup: true
   notify:
     - regenerate_auditd_rules
-    - restart_auditd
   tags:
     - harden