diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index 2dc8258542..038dd75c84 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
 
-  # attach and mount volumes
-  - name: attach volumes to the system
-    local_action: shell euca-attach-volume -i ${inst_res.instances[0].id} $item
-    only_if: is_set('${inst_res.instances[0].id}') 
-    with_items: $volumes
-  
 - name: provision instance
   hosts: 209.132.184.100
   user: root
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml
index e4e995d617..644afe0110 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
 
-  # attach and mount volumes
-  - name: attach volumes to the system
-    local_action: shell euca-attach-volume -i ${inst_res.instances[0].id} $item
-    only_if: is_set('${inst_res.instances[0].id}') 
-    with_items: $volumes
-  
 - name: provision instance
   hosts: 209.132.184.113
   user: root