diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa b/inventory/group_vars/openqa
index 709071778e..ccfedff5b0 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ openqa_update_arches: ['x86_64']
 # all our workers need NFS access
 openqa_nfs_workers: "{{ groups['openqa_workers'] }}"
 
+# 2021-07: deploying from u-t to get new builds that are tested on stg
+openqa_repo: updates-testing
+
 deployment_type: prod
 freezes: false
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab
index a5ffbd038d..47f62a6c67 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ openqa_env: staging
 # ON THE EDGE (radical guitar riff)
 openqa_repo: updates-testing
 
-# 2021-06 git bump
-openqa_scratch: ["71201123", "71109332", "71103069"]
-
 wikitcms_token: "{{ private }}/files/openidc/staging/wikitcms.json"
 openqa_wikitcms_hostname: stg.fedoraproject.org
 openqa_resultsdb_url: http://resultsdb01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org/resultsdb_api/api/v2.0/
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
index c993909bd7..f66276254f 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_lab_workers
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ openqa_env: staging
 # staging, we live ON THE EDGE (radical guitar riff)
 openqa_repo: updates-testing
 
-# 2021-06 git bump
-openqa_scratch: ["71201123", "71109332", "71103069"]
-
 # testing a feature from a branch
 openqa_createhdds_branch: desktop-upgrade-aarch64
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
index 5ec254a2a2..16b6f8f569 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa_workers
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ openqa_env: production
 # we are all NFS workers for now at least
 openqa_nfs_worker: true
 
+# 2021-07: deploying from u-t to get new builds that are tested on stg
+openqa_repo: updates-testing
+
 deployment_type: prod
 freezes: false