diff --git a/roles/hydrogen/defaults/main/container.yml b/roles/hydrogen/defaults/main/container.yml
index 1e26dcf..a7691d8 100644
--- a/roles/hydrogen/defaults/main/container.yml
+++ b/roles/hydrogen/defaults/main/container.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ hydrogen_container_labels: ~
 hydrogen_container_ulimits: ~
 hydrogen_container_volumes: ~
 hydrogen_container_networks: ~
-hydrogen_container_purge_networks: ~
 hydrogen_container_dns_servers: ~
 hydrogen_container_etc_hosts: ~
 hydrogen_container_restart_policy: unless-stopped
diff --git a/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-docker.yml b/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
index bbb26c5..1d59470 100644
--- a/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
+++ b/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
     ulimits: "{{ hydrogen_container_ulimits | default(omit, true) }}"
     volumes: "{{ hydrogen_container_volumes }}"
     networks: "{{ hydrogen_container_networks | default(omit, true) }}"
-    purge_networks: >-2
-      {{ hydrogen_container_purge_networks | default(omit, true) }}
     dns_servers: >-2
       {{ hydrogen_container_dns_servers | default(omit, true) }}
     etc_hosts: >-2
diff --git a/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-podman.yml b/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
index e26fc5a..38294cc 100644
--- a/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
+++ b/roles/hydrogen/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
     ulimits: "{{ hydrogen_container_ulimits | default(omit, true) }}"
     volumes: "{{ hydrogen_container_volumes }}"
     network: "{{ hydrogen_container_networks | default(omit, true) }}"
-    purge_networks: >-2
-      {{ hydrogen_container_purge_networks | default(omit, true) }}
     dns_servers: >-2
       {{ hydrogen_container_dns_servers | default(omit, true) }}
     etc_hosts: >-2