diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qa.yml b/playbooks/groups/qa.yml
index bc81651986..f76ef82ef6 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qa.yml
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@
       tags:
         - qastaticsites
 
-  roles:
-   - { role: taskotron/imagefactory-client,
-       when: deployment_type != "qa-stg", tags: ['imagefactoryclient'] }
-
+# don't need this if buildbot is not enabled
+#  roles:
+#   - { role: taskotron/imagefactory-client,
+#       when: deployment_type != "qa-stg", tags: ['imagefactoryclient'] }
+#
   handlers:
      - include: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"