diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml
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index d412613ace..0000000000
--- a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
----
-# create a taskotron dev clients
-# NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
-# NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
-
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=taskotron-dev-clients"
-
-- name: make the box be real
-  hosts: taskotron-dev-clients
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: True
-
-  vars_files: 
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
-
-  roles:
-   - { role: base, tags: ['base'] }
-   - { role: rkhunter, tags: ['rkhunter'] }
-   - { role: nagios_client, tags: ['nagios_client'] }
-   - { role: hosts, tags: ['hosts']}
-   - { role: fas_client, tags: ['fas_client'] }
-   - { role: collectd/base, tags: ['collectd_base'] }
-   - { role: dnf-automatic, tags: ['dnfautomatic'] }
-   - { role: sudo, tags: ['sudo'] }
-
-  tasks:
-  # this is how you include other task lists
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
-
-  handlers:
-   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
-
-- name: configure taskotron clients
-  hosts: taskotron-dev-clients
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: True
-
-  vars_files: 
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
-
-  roles:
-   #- { role: taskotron/buildslave, tags: ['buildslave'] }
-   - { role: taskotron/taskotron-client, tags: ['taskotronclient'] }
-   #- { role: taskotron/buildslave-configure, tags: ['buildslaveconfigure'] }
-
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-stg-clients.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-stg-clients.yml
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index 269af3d04e..0000000000
--- a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-stg-clients.yml
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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
----
-# create taskotron stg clients
-# NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
-# NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
-
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=taskotron-stg-clients"
-
-- name: make the box be real
-  hosts: taskotron-stg-clients
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: True
-
-  vars_files: 
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
-
-  roles:
-   - { role: base, tags: ['base'] }
-   - { role: rkhunter, tags: ['rkhunter'] }
-   - { role: nagios_client, tags: ['nagios_client'] }
-   - { role: hosts, tags: ['hosts']}
-   - { role: fas_client, tags: ['fas_client'] }
-   - { role: collectd/base, tags: ['collectd_base'] }
-   - { role: sudo, tags: ['sudo'] }
-
-  tasks:
-  # this is how you include other task lists
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
-
-  handlers:
-   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
-
-- name: configure taskotron clients
-  hosts: taskotron-stg-clients
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: True
-
-  vars_files: 
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
-
-  roles:
-   - { role: taskotron/buildslave, tags: ['buildslave'] }
-   - { role: taskotron/taskotron-client, tags: ['taskotronclient'] }
-   - { role: taskotron/buildslave-configure, tags: ['buildslaveconfigure'] }
-