diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index ec0528d27c..d105a52722 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -381,4 +381,4 @@ sshd_sftp: false
 #
 # Autodetect python version
 #
-ansible_python_interpreter: auto
+ansible_python_interpreter: !!null
diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 8e637e49c8..322b1ad9de 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -147,9 +147,3 @@
   - /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms and inventory_hostname in groups['osbs_masters']+groups['osbs_nodes']
   delegate_to: osbs-control01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
-
-- name: gather facts
-  setup:
-  check_mode: no
-  ignore_errors: True
-  register: facts