diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0a54a07..c960bf3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ ckan_oai_pm: False
 ckan_oai_pm_name: oaipmh
 ckan_oai_pm_state: absent
 # Google analytics
-ckan_google_analytics: False
+ckan_google_analytics: false
+ckan_force_google_analytics_upgrade: false
 ckan_ga_plugin_state: '{{ ckan_plugins_state }}'
 ckan_google_analytics_name: googleanalytics
 ckan_google_analytics_version: 'v2.0.4'
diff --git a/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml b/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
index 5049bc7..72daa42 100644
--- a/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
+++ b/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@
       notify: Restart CKAN 
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_google_analytics', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
+    - name: Force the removal of the CKAN Google Analytics plugin code
+      file: /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-googleanalytics
+      state: absent
+      when:
+        - ckan_google_analytics | bool
+        - ckan_force_google_analytics_upgrade
+      tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_google_analytics', 'ckan_plugins' ]
+
     - name: Download the CKAN google analytics plugin
       pip:
         name: '{{ ckan_google_analytics_url }}'