diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
index 3ff39968b4..2b518b3f9a 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
@@ -292,7 +292,5 @@
 
 - name: Scale up deployment
   shell: |
-    {{ kubectl_or_oc }} -n {{ kubernetes_namespace }} \
-      scale {{ deployment_object }} {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }} --replicas=0
     {{ kubectl_or_oc }} -n {{ kubernetes_namespace }} \
       scale {{ deployment_object }} {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }} --replicas={{ replicas | default(kubernetes_deployment_replica_size) }}