Handlers instead of register-when

handlers/main.yml

@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
     name: sshd
     enabled: true
     state: restarted
+
+- name: Delete old config
+  file:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    state: absent

tasks/main.yml

@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@
     line: "#BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED SSH DEFAULTS"
     state: present
   check_mode: true
-  register: config_no_blocks
-
-- name: Delete old config
-  file:
-    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-    state: absent
-  when: config_no_blocks.changed
+  notify: Delete old config
 
 - name: Load config template
   set_fact: