diff --git a/ansible/roles/es-azure-snapshot/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/es-azure-snapshot/defaults/main.yml
index 8e2fb72cc3..c1749e776a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/es-azure-snapshot/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/es-azure-snapshot/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ es_snapshot_host: "localhost"
 snapshot_base_path: "default"
 
 azure_management_storage_account_name: "{{ sunbird_management_storage_account }}"
-azure_management_storage_resource_group_name: "{{ azure_management_storage_resource_group_name }}"
 es_azure_backup_folder_name: "elasticsearch-snapshots"
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