diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
index e4be798ac1..4f662a281e 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,36 +68,6 @@
   - config
   - fedmsgdconfig
 
-- name: install koji key and cert
-  copy: >
-    src="{{ private }}/files/koschei/koschei.pem"
-    dest="/etc/koschei/koschei.pem"
-    owner=koschei
-    group=koschei
-    mode=0400
-  notify:
-  - restart koschei-polling
-  - restart koschei-scheduler
-  tags:
-  - koschei
-  - config
-
-- name: install koji ca cert
-  copy: >
-    src="{{ private }}/files/fedora-ca.cert"
-    dest="/etc/koschei/fedora-ca.cert"
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
-  notify:
-  - restart koschei-polling
-  - restart koschei-resolver
-  - restart koschei-scheduler
-  - restart koschei-watcher
-  tags:
-  - koschei
-  - config
-
 - name: install koji client config file
   template: >
     src="koji.conf.j2"