diff --git a/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/meta/main.yml b/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb548d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: '../../library/roles/ntp'
diff --git a/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/tasks/main.yml b/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/tasks/main.yml
index 5e1449fa..068c2e5f 100644
--- a/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/library/centos/roles/basic-setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -71,16 +71,6 @@
   when: configure_domain_name_in_interface
   tags: [ 'centos', 'bootstrap' ]
 
-- name: Ensure that the ntpd service is enabled and running
-  service: name=ntpd state=started enabled=yes
-  when: centos_ntpd_enabled
-  tags: [ 'centos', 'bootstrap', 'ntp' ]
-
-- name: Ensure that the ntpd service is stopped and disabled
-  service: name=ntpd state=stopped enabled=no
-  when: not centos_ntpd_enabled
-  tags: [ 'centos', 'bootstrap', 'ntp' ]
-
 - name: Stop avahi before removing it when it is not needed
   service: name=avahi-daemon state=stopped enabled=no
   when: centos_remove_avahi or centos_disable_avahi