diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
index f81e824de0..1ccc222dd5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,3 +65,9 @@
     package:
       name: monit
       state: absent
+
+  - name: uninstall EPEL
+    yum:
+      name: epel-release
+      state: absent
+    when: ansible_facts.distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS']