diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_host_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_host_facts.py
index a8b0184a46..f9e771e71a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_host_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_host_facts.py
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class Host(object):
         listed_hostnames = []
         for zabbix_host in hosts:
             if zabbix_host['name'] in listed_hostnames:
-                self._zapi.host.delete([zabbix_host['hostid']])
                 continue
             unique_hosts.append(zabbix_host)
             listed_hostnames.append(zabbix_host['name'])