diff --git a/tests_new/integration/roles/test_hg/tasks/main.yml b/tests_new/integration/roles/test_hg/tasks/main.yml
index 4b4c194412..4607bf270e 100644
--- a/tests_new/integration/roles/test_hg/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests_new/integration/roles/test_hg/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,14 +55,13 @@
   stat: path={{ checkout_dir }}/.hgtags
   register: tags
 
-- name: check for HEAD
-  stat: path={{ checkout_dir }}/.hg/cache/branchheads
-  register: head
-
 - name: check for remotes
   stat: path={{ checkout_dir }}/.hg/branch
   register: branches
 
+- debug: var=tags
+- debug: var=branches
+
 - name: assert presense of tags/trunk/branches
   assert:
     that: