diff --git a/playbooks/groups/koji-hub.yml b/playbooks/groups/koji-hub.yml
index 353ed9aa4a..dbc124e3a8 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/koji-hub.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/koji-hub.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@
   - apache
   - fedmsg/base
   - koji_hub
-  - role: keytab/service
-    owner_user: apache
-    owner_group: apache
-    kt_location: /etc/koji-hub/koji-hub.keytab
-    service: host
-    host: "koji.stg.fedoraproject.org"
-    when: env == "staging"
   - { role: nfs/server, when: env == "staging" }
   - { role: keepalived, when: env == "production" and inventory_hostname.startswith('koji') }
   - role: nfs/client
diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
index c41c02c48d..41c189ddf4 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 - name: install koji-hub keytab
   copy: src={{ private }}/files/keytabs/{{ env }}/koji-hub dest=/etc/koji-hub/koji-hub.keytab
         owner=apache group=apache mode=0600
-  when: env != "staging"
   notify:
   - reload httpd
   tags: