diff --git a/roles/drone-ci/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/drone-ci/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 144e6621..343f1e6f 100644
--- a/roles/drone-ci/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/drone-ci/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,3 @@
       file:
         path: "{{ gitea_data_directory }}/gitea/gitea/conf/app.ini"
         state: touch
-
-  handlers:
-    - name: restart gitea
-      command: echo "this task will restart gitea"
-      listen: "restart gitea"
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