diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedora-epel-push b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedora-epel-push
index ba3cc46997..bffaefd9f4 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedora-epel-push
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedora-epel-push
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DEST=/pub/epel
 
 OPTIONS="-rlptDvHh --stats --delay-updates $RSYNC_OPTS"
 
-for rel in 5 6; do
+for rel in 6; do
 
     OUTPUT1=$(rsync $OPTIONS --exclude "repodata/*" --exclude "headers/*" \
             $SOURCE/dist-${rel}E-epel/ $DEST/${rel}/)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ for rel in 7; do
     fi
 done
 
-for rel in 5 6 7; do
+for rel in 6 7; do
     if [ ${rel} -eq 7 ]; then
 	TARGET_DIR=${DEST}/${rel}/x86_64/e
     else
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index b09ee1724d..15e288308a 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-5E-epel"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-5
+        disabled=true
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi