diff --git a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
index 6e465cebbe..eb4ee953a4 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/common_scripts.yml"
 
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml b/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
index 4b488a9cfa..0605b40691 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/common_scripts.yml"
 
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
diff --git a/tasks/common_scripts.yml b/tasks/common_scripts.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3973142ad4..0000000000
--- a/tasks/common_scripts.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This task installs some common scripts to /usr/local/bin
-# scripts are under $files/common-scripts
-#
-
-- name: Install common scripts
-  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/usr/local/bin/ owner=root group=root mode=0755
-  with_fileglob:
-  - "{{ files }}/common-scripts/*"
-  tags:
-  - config