diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 35dac7d..b98e22b 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -233,13 +233,11 @@
       community.general.locale_gen:
         name: en_US.UTF-8 
         state: present
-      when: nocontainer.stat.exists == true
     
     - name: Ensure en_GB.UTF-8 locale exists
       community.general.locale_gen:
         name: en_GB.UTF-8
         state: present
-      when: nocontainer.stat.exists == true
 
     - name: Ensure de_DE.UTF-8 locale exists
       community.general.locale_gen: