diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index 6f65fdf..70934fc 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -52,14 +52,3 @@
     ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 32 or
     ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 9 or
     ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
-
-- name: install os_family specific packages for all non-legacy systems
-  become: true
-  package:
-    name: "{{ ansible_os_family }}"
-    state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
-  when: |
-    ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 18.0 or
-    ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 7 or
-    ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 9 or
-    ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 827b8ac..fc73e85 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -59,14 +59,5 @@ base__linux_packages:
   - asciinema
   - youtube-dl
 
-# os family_specific packages
-Debian:
-  - mpv
-
-RedHat: []
-
-Archlinux:
-  - mpv
-
-playbook_version_number: 9003 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 9004 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'base-packages_roles-ansible_github.version'