diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2 b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
index 6ec02fced0..085f2032ce 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ tag =
 
 channel =
     method osbuildImage :: use osbuild
-    method newRepo distRepo buildSRPMFromSCM :: use createrepo
     method buildContainer :: use container
     method flatpakBuild :: use flatpak
     has req_channel && has_perm customchannel :: req