diff --git a/roles/nfs-server/meta/main.yml b/roles/nfs-server/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4370d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nfs-server/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - {role: nfs-client}
diff --git a/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
index 0d330dd..00fd89d 100644
--- a/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: install nfs packages
-  package:
-    name: nfs-utils
-    state: installed
-
 - name: disable nfs versions 2 and 3
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/nfs.conf