diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
index 9b2caa4363..b54a21e097 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
@@ -8,12 +8,3 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
 tcp_ports: [ 80, 3000 ]
-
-# These are consumed by a task in tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
-fedmsg_certs:
-- service: shell
-  owner: root
-  group: sysadmin
-- service: badges
-  owner: root
-  group: fedmsg
diff --git a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
index 162da2eb5a..8a48d24127 100644
--- a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
+++ b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
@@ -37,28 +37,3 @@
   tags:
   - config
 
-- name: fedmsg certs
-  copy: >
-    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/${item['service']}-${ansible_fqdn}.crt
-    dest=/etc/pki/fedmsg/
-    mode=644
-    owner=${item['owner']}
-    group=${item['group']}
-    service=${item['service']}
-  with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
-  when: fedmsg_certs is defined
-  tags:
-  - config
-
-- name: fedmsg keys
-  copy: >
-    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/${item['service']}-${ansible_fqdn}.crt
-    dest=/etc/pki/fedmsg/
-    mode=644
-    owner=${item['owner']}
-    group=${item['group']}
-    service=${item['service']}
-  with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
-  when: fedmsg_certs is defined
-  tags:
-  - config