diff --git a/roles/vagrant_workarounds/tasks/main.yml b/roles/vagrant_workarounds/tasks/main.yml
index 875c9dec0..280e1e496 100644
--- a/roles/vagrant_workarounds/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/vagrant_workarounds/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,3 @@
   shell: rm -f /boot/*-generic.img
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-
-# workaround for https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/issues/9268
-- name: never install Puppet 7.29.0 on Debian
-  copy:
-    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/puppet.pref
-    content: |
-      Package: puppet-agent
-      Pin: version 7.29.0*
-      Pin-Priority: -10
-  when:
-    - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'