diff --git a/smartgears/accounting_aggregator_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/accounting_aggregator_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
index 2926982c..bbb515dd 100644
--- a/smartgears/accounting_aggregator_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/accounting_aggregator_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ---
+- name: Remove the old accounting aggregator plugin 
+  shell: rm -f {{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }}/WEB-INF/lib/accounting-aggregator-se-plugin-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+  when:  accounting_aggregator_se_plugin_upgrade
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'accounting_aggregator_se', 'tomcat' ]
+
+
 - name: Get the accounting aggregator plugin and install it inside the smart executor
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
diff --git a/smartgears/is_sweeper_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/is_sweeper_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
index 3100ea84..e06ef096 100644
--- a/smartgears/is_sweeper_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/is_sweeper_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ---
+- name: Remove the old is-sweeper plugin
+  shell: rm -f {{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }}/WEB-INF/lib/is-sweeper-se-plugin-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+  when: is_sweeper_se_plugin_upgrade
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'is_sweeper_se', 'tomcat' ]
+
+
 - name: Get the is-sweeper se plugin and install it inside the smart executor
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
diff --git a/smartgears/social_data_indexer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/social_data_indexer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
index 7bd2d3e4..34588f87 100644
--- a/smartgears/social_data_indexer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/social_data_indexer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ---
+- name: Remove the old accounting aggregator plugin 
+  shell: rm -f {{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }}/WEB-INF/lib/social-data-indexer-se-plugin-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+  when:  social_data_indexer_se_plugin_upgrade
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'social_data_indexer_se', 'tomcat' ]
+
+
 - name: Get the social indexer plugin and install it inside the smart executor
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'