diff --git a/library/fedmsg b/library/fedmsg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6247d42bd3..0000000000
--- a/library/fedmsg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# (c) 2013, Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com>
-#           LGPLv2+
-#
-# You can pass this action an arbitrary number of kw arguments which will be
-# used to make up the main message body (json).
-#
-# Dedicated to Seth Vidal.  This was his idea.
-
-DOCUMENTATION = '''
----
-module: fedmsg
-short_description: Publish a message to fedmsg.
-description:
-   - Send a message to a fedmsg-relay daemon.
-options:
-  topic:
-    description:
-      - The short portion of the message topic.
-    required: false
-    default: log
-  modname:
-    description:
-      - The modname portion of the message topic.
-    required: false
-    default: ansible
-
-requirements: [ fedmsg ]
-author: Ralph Bean
-'''
-
-EXAMPLES = '''
-- fedmsg: msg="Testing this out"
-
-- local_action: fedmsg
-                topic="run.complete"
-                msg="{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
-'''
-
-import fedmsg
-import fedmsg.config
-
-
-def main():
-
-    module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec=dict(
-            topic=dict(default="log"),
-            modname=dict(default="ansible"),
-            cert_prefix=dict(default="ansible"),
-        ),
-        check_invalid_arguments=False,
-        supports_check_mode=True
-    )
-
-    topic = module.params.pop('topic')
-    modname = module.params.pop('modname')
-    cert_prefix = module.params.pop('cert_prefix')
-
-    try:
-        config = fedmsg.config.load_config()
-        config.update(dict(
-            name='relay_inbound',
-            cert_prefix=cert_prefix,
-            active=True,
-        ))
-        fedmsg.init(**config)
-    except Exception, e:
-        module.fail_json(msg="unable to initialize fedmsg: %s" % e)
-
-    try:
-        fedmsg.publish(modname=modname, topic=topic, msg=module.params)
-    except Exception, e:
-        module.fail_json(msg="unable to send to fedmsg: %s" % e)
-
-    module.exit_json(changed=False, **module.params)
-
-# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
-#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
-main()
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml b/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml
index 5c3c044e49..c93eb85da4 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@
 # NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
 # NOTE: most of these vars come from group_vars/badges-web* or from hostvars
 
-- name: emit a fedmsg message that we are done
-  hosts: badges-web;badges-web-stg
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: False
-  tasks:
-  - local_action: fedmsg
-                  cert_prefix="shell"
-                  topic="playbook.start"
-                  msg="just a test that we are starting"
-
 - name: make badges-web server
   hosts: badges-web;badges-web-stg
   user: root
@@ -61,13 +51,3 @@
 
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
-
-- name: emit a fedmsg message that we are done
-  hosts: badges-web;badges-web-stg
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: False
-  tasks:
-  - local_action: fedmsg
-                  cert_prefix="shell"
-                  topic="playbook.complete"
-                  msg="just a test that we are completing"