Holding both states, absent and present

roles/flatpak/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 flatpak_configure_remotes: true
 flatpak_alter_flatpaks: true
-flatpak_automatic_updates: true
+flatpak_automatic_updates: false

roles/flatpak/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Enable flatpak-automatic
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: flatpak-automatic.timer
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-    daemon_reload: yes
-  become: yes
-
-- name: Update Flatpaks
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: flatpak update -y
-  become: yes

roles/flatpak/tasks/main.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 # https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/3847#issuecomment-818532856
 - name: Enable flatpak Automatic Update
+  block:
+    - name: Place systemd service and timer
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: "{{ item }}"
         dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item | regex_replace('.j2', '') }}"
@@ -22,3 +24,37 @@
       notify:
         - Enable flatpak-automatic
       when: flatpak_automatic_updates | bool
+
+    - name: Enable systemd timer
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: flatpak-automatic.timer
+        state: started
+        enabled: yes
+        daemon_reload: yes
+      become: yes
+      when: flatpak_automatic_updates | bool
+
+    - name: Update Flatpaks
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: flatpak update -y
+      when: flatpak_automatic_updates | bool
+
+- name: Disable flatpak Automatic Update
+  block:
+    - name: Disable systemd timer
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: flatpak-automatic.timer
+        state: stopped
+        enabled: no
+      become: yes
+      when: not flatpak_automatic_updates | bool
+
+    - name: Remove systemd service and timer
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      become: yes
+      with_items:
+        - flatpak-automatic.service
+        - flatpak-automatic.timer
+      when: not flatpak_automatic_updates | bool