diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
deleted file mode 100644
index 694629c216..0000000000
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[dist-5E-epel-testing]
-rpm_path = %(arch)s/
-source_path = SRPMS/
-debuginfo_path = %(arch)s/debug
-debuginfo = True
-multilib = True
-multilib_method = devel
-tag = dist-5E-epel-testing
-inherit = False
-strict_keys = True
-keys = 217521f6
-use_repoview = False
-repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/testing/5/%(arch)s/
-repoviewtitle = "Fedora EPEL 5 Testing - %(arch)s"
-arches = i386 x86_64 ppc
-hash = sha
-compress_type = compat
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash
deleted file mode 100644
index b3299e7647..0000000000
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/dist-5E-epel.mash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[dist-5E-epel]
-rpm_path = %(arch)s/
-source_path = SRPMS/
-debuginfo_path = %(arch)s/debug
-debuginfo = True
-multilib = True
-multilib_method = devel
-tag = dist-5E-epel
-inherit = False
-strict_keys = True
-keys = 217521f6
-use_repoview = False
-repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/%(arch)s/
-repoviewtitle = "Fedora EPEL 5 - %(arch)s"
-arches = i386 x86_64 ppc
-hash = sha
-compress_type = compat
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates-testing.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates-testing.mash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e4d23f838..0000000000
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates-testing.mash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# mash config file
-
-[f23-updates-testing]
-rpm_path = %(arch)s/
-source_path = SRPMS/
-debuginfo = True
-multilib = True
-multilib_method = devel
-tag = f23-updates-testing
-inherit = False
-strict_keys = True
-keys = 34EC9CBA
-repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/testing/23/%(arch)s/
-repoviewtitle = "Fedora 23 Updates Testing - %(arch)s"
-arches = armhfp i386 x86_64
-hash_packages = True
-delta = True
-delta_dirs = /pub/fedora/linux/releases/23/Everything/%(arch)s/os/,/mnt/koji/mash/updates/f23-updates/%(arch)s/
-parent_repos = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/23/%(arch)s, http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/23/Everything/%(arch)s/os
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates.mash b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates.mash
deleted file mode 100644
index b2061e07a7..0000000000
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/f23-updates.mash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[f23-updates]
-rpm_path = %(arch)s/
-source_path = SRPMS/
-debuginfo = True
-multilib = True 
-multilib_method = devel
-tag = f23-updates
-inherit = False
-strict_keys = True
-keys = 34EC9CBA
-repoviewurl = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/23/%(arch)s/
-repoviewtitle = "Fedora 23 Updates - %(arch)s"
-arches = armhfp i386 x86_64
-hash_packages = True
-delta = True
-delta_dirs = /pub/fedora/linux/releases/23/Everything/%(arch)s/os/,/mnt/koji/mash/updates/f23-updates/%(arch)s/
-parent_repos = http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/23/Everything/%(arch)s/os
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 2b6ff230cf..05ac39c1ad 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,16 +102,12 @@
     owner=apache
     mode=0640
   with_items:
-  - f23-updates.mash
-  - f23-updates-testing.mash
   - f24-updates.mash
   - f24-updates-testing.mash
   - f25-updates.mash
   - f25-updates-testing.mash
   - f26-updates.mash
   - f26-updates-testing.mash
-  - dist-5E-epel.mash
-  - dist-5E-epel-testing.mash
   - dist-6E-epel.mash
   - dist-6E-epel-testing.mash
   - epel7.mash
@@ -143,16 +139,6 @@
   - bodhi
   - cron
 
-- name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el5)
-  cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-5E-epel"
-        cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-5
-        disabled=true
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
-  tags:
-  - bodhi
-  - cron
-
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el6)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el6" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-6E-epel"