diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/download b/inventory/group_vars/download
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..603c3e5388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/download
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+tcp_ports: [80, 443, 873]
+rsyncd_conf: "rsyncd.conf.download-{{ datacenter }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/download.yml b/playbooks/groups/download.yml
index d7bb3667ab..ef191f8517 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/download.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/download.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
    - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
-  vars:
-  - tcp_ports: [80, 443, 873]
-  - rsyncd_conf: "rsyncd.conf.download-{{ datacenter }}"
-
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter