diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/defaults/main.yml
index d5774205d..b46e557f9 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/defaults/main.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ matrix_sygnal_container_image_tag: "{{ matrix_sygnal_version }}"
 matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix: "{{ matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream }}"
 matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream: "{{ matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default }}"
 matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default: "docker.io/"
-matrix_sygnal_container_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_sygnal_container_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
 # The base container network. It will be auto-created by this role if it doesn't exist already.
 matrix_sygnal_container_network: "{{ matrix_sygnal_identifier }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/install.yml
index cb82d3bc9..0f2ec40b3 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/install.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@
   register: matrix_sygnal_support_files_result
 
 - name: Ensure Sygnal image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
+  community.docker.docker_image_pull:
     name: "{{ matrix_sygnal_container_image }}"
-    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
-    force_source: "{{ matrix_sygnal_container_image_force_pull if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else omit }}"
-    force: "{{ omit if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else matrix_sygnal_container_image_force_pull }}"
+    pull: always
   register: matrix_sygnal_container_image_pull_result
   retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
   delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/validate_config.yml
index 60ef972f7..19955c42e 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-sygnal/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     - {'old': 'matrix_sygnal_docker_image_registry_prefix_upstream', 'new': 'matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_sygnal_docker_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default', 'new': 'matrix_sygnal_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_sygnal_docker_image_tag', 'new': 'matrix_sygnal_container_image_tag'}
+    - {'old': 'matrix_sygnal_container_image_force_pull', 'new': '<removed> (the new community.docker.docker_image_pull module handles this natively)'}
 
 
 - name: Fail if required Sygnal settings not defined