diff --git a/tasks/limits.yml b/tasks/limits.yml
index fb1a733c3..ed7878027 100644
--- a/tasks/limits.yml
+++ b/tasks/limits.yml
@@ -31,12 +31,4 @@
   file:
     path: /etc/security/limits.d/10.hardcore.conf
     state: absent
-
-- name: create sane limits.conf | sysctl-31a, sysctl-31b
-  template:
-    src: 'etc/security/limits.d/limits.conf.j2'
-    dest: '/etc/security/limits.d/10.hardcore.conf'
-    owner: 'root'
-    group: 'root'
-    mode: '0440'
   when: 'os_security_kernel_enable_core_dump'
diff --git a/templates/etc/security/limits.d/limits.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/security/limits.d/limits.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a55592db..000000000
--- a/templates/etc/security/limits.d/limits.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
-# Prevent core dumps for all users. These are usually only needed by developers and may contain sensitive information.
-* hard core 0
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index dd3d7b30c..dfcad0729 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       shell: "rm -f /usr/bin/zzz && ln -s /usr/bin /usr/bin/zzz"
   vars:
     os_security_users_allow: change_user
-    os_security_kernel_enable_core_dump: false
+    os_security_kernel_enable_core_dump: true
     os_security_suid_sgid_remove_from_unknown: true
     os_auth_pam_passwdqc_enable: false
     os_desktop_enable: true