diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
index 56c595a0e9..dd674c3bca 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
@@ -70,11 +70,3 @@
       with_items: "{{ koschei_cron_jobs }}"
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.name }}"
-
-    - name: Import upstream container image to local registry
-      include_role: name=openshift/import-image
-      vars:
-        imagestreamname: koschei
-      tags:
-        - never
-        - import-image