diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index dd0017bf70..0dcffe5c4a 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 - name: provision dopr dev instance
   hosts: dopr-stg
-  remote_user: fedora
-  sudo: True
   gather_facts: True
 
   vars_files: