diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index 13a2988..d62ccfb 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -4,21 +4,6 @@
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
   tasks:
-    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
-      block:
-        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.stat:
-            path: "/etc/hosts"
-          register: stat_etc_hosts
-
-        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
-
     - name: "Test: packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
       vars:
         wanted_up_to_date_list: ["pip", "docker"]
diff --git a/molecule/default_vagrant/verify.yml b/molecule/default_vagrant/verify.yml
index 7dc061d..d62ccfb 100644
--- a/molecule/default_vagrant/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default_vagrant/verify.yml
@@ -4,25 +4,6 @@
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
   tasks:
-    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
-      block:
-        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.stat:
-            path: "/etc/hosts"
-          register: stat_etc_hosts
-
-        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
-          vars:
-            etc_hosts_group:
-              ubuntu: "adm"
-              debian: "root"
-          ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == etc_hosts_group[(ansible_distribution|lower)]
-
     - name: "Test: packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
       vars:
         wanted_up_to_date_list: ["pip", "docker"]
diff --git a/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml b/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml
index eb801b2..1d21f1f 100644
--- a/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml
@@ -4,21 +4,6 @@
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
   tasks:
-    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
-      block:
-        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.stat:
-            path: "/etc/hosts"
-          register: stat_etc_hosts
-
-        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
-
     - name: "Test: packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
       vars:
         wanted_up_to_date_list: ["pip", "docker"]
diff --git a/molecule/with_custom_packages_vagrant/verify.yml b/molecule/with_custom_packages_vagrant/verify.yml
index 326321f..1d21f1f 100644
--- a/molecule/with_custom_packages_vagrant/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/with_custom_packages_vagrant/verify.yml
@@ -4,25 +4,6 @@
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
   tasks:
-    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
-      block:
-        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
-          ansible.builtin.stat:
-            path: "/etc/hosts"
-          register: stat_etc_hosts
-
-        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
-          vars:
-            etc_hosts_group:
-              ubuntu: "adm"
-              debian: "root"
-          ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that:
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
-              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == etc_hosts_group[(ansible_distribution|lower)]
-
     - name: "Test: packages pip, vault-cli, yamllint, docker"
       vars:
         wanted_up_to_date_list: ["pip", "docker"]