diff --git a/roles/fai/tasks/fai-pxe.yml b/roles/fai/tasks/fai-pxe.yml
index 5cd733f..802f480 100644
--- a/roles/fai/tasks/fai-pxe.yml
+++ b/roles/fai/tasks/fai-pxe.yml
@@ -39,26 +39,6 @@
   tags:
     - ipxe
 
-- name: "Check for generated squashfs image in '{{ fai_squashfs_path }}'"
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ fai_squashfs_path }}"
-  register: squashfs
-  tags:
-    - ipxe
-    - fai_squashfs_stat
-
-- name: "Generate a downloadable squashfs of root filesystem"
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.shell: >
-    fai-cd -f -M -S "{{ fai_squashfs_path }}"
-    -d "{{ http_mirror_fai_profiles_url }}"
-  when:
-    - not squashfs.stat.exists or
-      fai_nfsroot_force_rebuild
-  tags:
-    - ipxe
-    - fai_squashfs_generate
-
 - name: "Copy additional files to '{{ ipxe_dir_download }}'"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.copy: