diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/users/remy.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/users/remy.yml
index 6acd675..8879f85 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/users/remy.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/users/remy.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   user:
     name: remy
     groups: tilde
-    state: present
+    state: absent
     skeleton: /etc/skel
     shell: /bin/bash
     system: no
diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/users/ripcode.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/users/ripcode.yml
index 0a191f8..46932a1 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/users/ripcode.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/users/ripcode.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   user:
     name: ripcode
     groups: tilde
-    state: present
+    state: absent
     skeleton: /etc/skel
     shell: /bin/bash
     system: no