diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 56e74372..3223324e 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ galera_server_mariadb_distro_packages:
 galera_server_upgrade_packages_remove:
   - mariadb-server*
   - mariadb-common
+  - galera-*
 
 galera_debconf_items:
   - question: "mysql-server/root_password"