diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/regcfp.fedorainfracloud.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/regcfp.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
index e1823242ee..66f7f4abf8 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/regcfp.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/regcfp.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     shell: "hostname {{inventory_hostname}}"
 
   roles:
+  - postgresql_server
   - regcfp
 
   tasks:
diff --git a/roles/regcfp/tasks/main.yml b/roles/regcfp/tasks/main.yml
index 12168469d8..a1ad29ac7c 100644
--- a/roles/regcfp/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/regcfp/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,21 +6,9 @@
   - git
   - nodejs
   - npm
-  - postgresql
-  - postgresql-server
-  - python-psycopg2
   tags:
   - packages
 
-- name: Initialize postgres if necessary
-  command: /usr/bin/postgresql-setup initdb
-           creates=/var/lib/pgsql/data/PG_VERSION
-  notify:
-  - restart postgresql
-
-- name: start postgres
-  service: name=postgresql state=started enabled=yes
-
 - name: Clone the regcfp flock2016 branch
   git: repo=https://github.com/puiterwijk/regcfp.git
        dest=/srv/regcfp