diff --git a/roles/taiga/files/backup-cert.sh b/roles/taiga/files/backup-cert.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 66d236346f..0000000000
--- a/roles/taiga/files/backup-cert.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# backup letsencrypt certificate
-
-BACKUPDIR=/backups
-# create backup
-/usr/bin/tar Pczf /$BACKUPDIR/letsencrypt-$(date +%F).tgz /etc/letsencrypt
-
-# delete the backup three weeks ago.
-rm -f /$BACKUPDIR/letsencrypt-$(date --date="3 weeks ago" +%F).tgz
-
diff --git a/roles/taiga/files/cron-backup-cert b/roles/taiga/files/cron-backup-cert
deleted file mode 100644
index dbda4fd08a..0000000000
--- a/roles/taiga/files/cron-backup-cert
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* * * * 0 root /usr/local/bin/backup-cert.sh
diff --git a/roles/taiga/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taiga/tasks/main.yml
index a2df0d4e93..37d19ba686 100644
--- a/roles/taiga/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taiga/tasks/main.yml
@@ -205,36 +205,6 @@
 
 ### letsencrypt
 
-- name: letsencrypt directory
-  file: dest=/etc/letsencrypt state=directory
-  tags: 
-  - taiga
-  - letsencrypt
-
-- name: copy certificate
-  copy: >
-    src={{private}}/files/letsencrypt/{{inventory_hostname}}/
-    dest=/etc/letsencrypt/
-  tags: 
-  - taiga
-  - letsencrypt
-
-### script to backup certificate
-- name: copy cert backup script
- copy: src=backup-cert.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/backup-cert.sh mode=0755
- tags:
- - taiga
- - cron
- - letsencrypt
-
-### cron to backup certificate
-- name: install cron for cert backup
-  copy: src=cron-backup-cert dest=/etc/cron.d/cron-backup-cert
-  notify: restart crond
-  tags:
-  - taiga
-  - cron
-
 ### script to renew certificate
 - name: copy cert renew script
   copy: src=renew-cert.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/renew-cert.sh mode=0755