diff --git a/playbooks/switches_config.yml b/playbooks/switches_config.yml
index aadf9c9545..90a17020de 100644
--- a/playbooks/switches_config.yml
+++ b/playbooks/switches_config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         name:
           - paramiko
           - ncclient
-        extra_args: --user
 
 - name: Switches configuration
   hosts: switches