diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
index ae834eb50d..5854fb922f 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   - restart fedmsg-irc
 
 - name: setup fedmsg-irc config file
-  template: src=ircbot.py.j2 dest=/etc/fedmsg.d/ircbot.py
+  template: src=ircbot.py dest=/etc/fedmsg.d/ircbot.py
   tags:
   - config
   - fedmsg/irc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 - name: setup fas credentials config file
   template: >
-    src=fas-credentials.py.j2
+    src=fas-credentials.py
     dest=/etc/fedmsg.d/fas-credentials.py
     mode=0640
     owner=fedmsg
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/fas-credentials.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/fas-credentials.py
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/fas-credentials.py.j2
rename to roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/fas-credentials.py
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/ircbot.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/ircbot.py
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/ircbot.py.j2
rename to roles/fedmsg/irc/templates/ircbot.py