diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/packages_Ubuntu.yml b/roles/common/tasks/packages_Ubuntu.yml
index 24acca9..1000818 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/packages_Ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/packages_Ubuntu.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
   - name: Remove packages
     apt: name={{ ubuntu_annoying_packages }} state=absent purge=yes
 
+  - name: Disable annoying Canonical spam in MOTD
+    file: path={{ item }} mode=0644
+    loop:
+      - /etc/update-motd.d/99-esm # Ubuntu 14.04
+      - /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text # Ubuntu 16.04+
+      - /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news # Ubuntu 18.04+
+      - /etc/update-motd.d/80-esm # Ubuntu 18.04+
+      - /etc/update-motd.d/80-livepatch # Ubuntu 18.04+
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
   - name: Configure cron-apt
     import_tasks: cron-apt.yml
     tags: cron-apt