diff --git a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
index 6e67448152..bab3b9df98 100644
--- a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
+++ b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
 
-  - name: install python2 and dnf stuff (f23+)
-    raw: dnf -y install python-dnf libselinux-python
-    when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 23
-
   - name: install cloud-utils (yum)
     yum: pkg=cloud-utils state=present
     when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 22