diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 3fce31b046..0d2e5aafeb 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@
     state: absent
   when: system_updated.changed
 
-- name: enable copr repos on staging builders
-  community.general.copr:
-    state: enabled
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items:
-    # - "@copr/copr"
-    - "@copr/copr-dev"
-  when:
-    - devel
-    - prepare_base_image is not defined
+# - name: enable copr repos on staging builders
+#   community.general.copr:
+#     state: enabled
+#     name: "{{ item }}"
+#   loop:
+#   # - "@copr/copr"
+#   # - "@copr/copr-dev"
+#   when:
+#     - devel
+#     - prepare_base_image is not defined
 
 - name: clean dnf cache before checking for updated packages
   shell: dnf clean all