diff --git a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-native.yml b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-native.yml
index 0d04a28..f850264 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-native.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-native.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
   uri:
     url: "{{ es_api_uri }}/{{ es_security_api }}/role"
     method: GET
-    body_format: json
     user: "{{es_api_basic_auth_username}}"
     password: "{{es_api_basic_auth_password}}"
     force_basic_auth: yes