diff --git a/tasks/prelim.yml b/tasks/prelim.yml
index e674fb6..f555337 100644
--- a/tasks/prelim.yml
+++ b/tasks/prelim.yml
@@ -226,26 +226,6 @@
       - rule_5.3.4
       - rule_5.3.5
 
-- name: "PRELIM | Check sugroup exists if used"
-  block:
-      - name: "PRELIM | Check su group exists if defined"
-        ansible.builtin.shell: grep -w "{{ rhel9cis_sugroup }}" /etc/group
-        register: sugroup_exists
-        changed_when: false
-        failed_when: sugroup_exists.rc >= 2
-        tags:
-            - skip_ansible_lint
-
-      - name: "PRELIM | Check sugroup if defined exists before continuing"
-        ansible.builtin.assert:
-            that: sugroup_exists.rc == 0
-            msg: "The variable rhel9cis_sugroup is defined but does not exist please rectify"
-  when:
-      - rhel9cis_sugroup is defined
-      - rhel9cis_rule_5_7
-  tags:
-      - rule_5.7
-
 - name: "PRELIM | Discover Interactive UID MIN and MIN from logins.def"
   block:
       - name: "PRELIM | Capture UID_MIN information from logins.def"