diff --git a/remove-node.yml b/remove-node.yml
index ee6956dcc5e72e72298f31b7bd6d9f1d04bd9262..c672df547f9258341836c39eee1e9b49b21256bb 100644
--- a/remove-node.yml
+++ b/remove-node.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     - { role: reset, tags: reset, when: reset_nodes|default(True) }
 
 # Currently cannot remove first master or etcd
-- hosts: "{{ node | default('kube-master[1:]:etcd[:1]') }}"
+- hosts: "{{ node | default('kube-master[1:]:etcd[1:]') }}"
   gather_facts: no
   roles:
     - { role: kubespray-defaults }