diff --git a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
index bab3b9df98..ab31d0f602 100644
--- a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
+++ b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   tasks:
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
-
   - name: install cloud-utils (yum)
     yum: pkg=cloud-utils state=present
     when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22