diff --git a/ansible/pplg/deploy.yml b/ansible/pplg/deploy.yml
index b820c5f..a99051d 100644
--- a/ansible/pplg/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pplg/deploy.yml
@@ -263,12 +263,6 @@
     register: pip_gunicorn
     changed_when: "'Successfully installed' in pip_gunicorn.stdout"
 
-  - name: Initialize PgAdmin database
-    ansible.builtin.command:
-      cmd: /usr/pgadmin4/venv/bin/python3 /usr/pgadmin4/web/setup.py setup-db
-      creates: "{{pgadmin_data_dir}}/pgadmin4.db"
-    become_user: "{{pgadmin_user}}"
-
   - name: Template PgAdmin local config
     ansible.builtin.template:
       src: config_local.py.j2
@@ -304,12 +298,6 @@
       mode: '0644'
     notify: restart pgadmin
 
-  - name: Enable and start PgAdmin service
-    ansible.builtin.systemd:
-      name: pgadmin
-      enabled: true
-      state: started
-      daemon_reload: true
 
   # ===========================================================================
   # OAuth2-Proxy Sidecar (Prometheus UI)