diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index f730c7a7ce..a1dbcacff7 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
    - /srv/private/ansible/files/openstack/passwords.yml
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
-  - name: gather facts
-    setup:
-    always_run: True
-    ignore_errors: True
-    register: facts
-  - name: install python2 and dnf stuff
-    raw: dnf -y install python-dnf libselinux-python yum
-    when: facts|failed
 
 - name: cloud basic setup
   hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg