diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
index 624b575c3a..704d0cb5df 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@
     template: buildconfig.yml
     objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
-  - role: openshift/start-build
-    app: coreos-ostree-importer
-    buildname: coreos-ostree-importer-build
-    objectname: coreos-ostree-importer-build
-
   - role: openshift/object
     app: coreos-ostree-importer
     template: deploymentconfig.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner.yml
index 6a639f4f3d..b0fd836944 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
     template: buildconfig.yml
     objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
-  - role: openshift/start-build
-    app: fedora-ostree-pruner
-    buildname: fedora-ostree-pruner-build
-    objectname: fedora-ostree-pruner-build
-
   - role: openshift/object
     app: fedora-ostree-pruner
     template: deploymentconfig.yml