diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
index 0ea4596682..24ab7829d3 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer.yml
@@ -87,17 +87,10 @@
     object_template: buildconfig.yml.j2
     object_objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
-  - role: openshift/object
-    object_app: coreos-ostree-importer
-    object_template: deploymentconfig.yml.j2
-    object_objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
-    when: env == "production"
-
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: coreos-ostree-importer
     object_template: deployment.yml.j2
     object_objectname: deployment.yml
-    when: env == "staging"
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: coreos-ostree-importer
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 9483c45158..0000000000
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-ostree-importer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: apps.openshift.io/v1
-kind: DeploymentConfig
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    app: coreos-ostree-importer
-  name: coreos-ostree-importer
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    app: coreos-ostree-importer
-  strategy:
-    resources: {}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: coreos-ostree-importer
-      name: coreos-ostree-importer
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: coreos-ostree-importer
-          # sleep infinity is useful for debugging environment issues
-          # comment out when not debugging
-          # args: ['/usr/bin/sleep', 'infinity']
-          # command: ['/usr/bin/dumb-init']
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: fedora-ostree-content-volume
-              mountPath: /mnt/koji
-            - name: fedora-messaging-config-volume
-              mountPath: /etc/fedora-messaging
-              readOnly: true
-            - name: fedora-messaging-ca-volume
-              mountPath: "/etc/pki/fedora-messaging/{{ fedora_messaging_ca_file }}"
-              subPath: "{{ fedora_messaging_ca_file }}"
-              readOnly: true
-            - name: fedora-messaging-crt-volume
-              mountPath: "/etc/pki/fedora-messaging/{{ fedora_messaging_cert_file }}"
-              subPath: "{{ fedora_messaging_cert_file }}"
-              readOnly: true
-            - name: fedora-messaging-key-volume
-              mountPath: "/etc/pki/fedora-messaging/{{ fedora_messaging_key_file }}"
-              subPath: "{{ fedora_messaging_key_file }}"
-              readOnly: true
-          image: ""
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          resources: {}
-      # The files in the ostree volumes are created with group ownership of 263.
-      # We need to have 263 in our supplemental groups. See https://pagure.io/releng/issue/8811#comment-629051
-      securityContext:
-        supplementalGroups: [263]
-      volumes:
-        - name: fedora-ostree-content-volume
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: fedora-ostree-content-volume
-        - name: fedora-messaging-config-volume
-          configMap:
-            name: fedora-messaging-configmap
-        - name: fedora-messaging-ca-volume
-          secret:
-            secretName: fedora-messaging-ca
-        - name: fedora-messaging-crt-volume
-          secret:
-            secretName: fedora-messaging-crt
-        - name: fedora-messaging-key-volume
-          secret:
-            secretName: fedora-messaging-key
-      restartPolicy: Always
-  test: false
-  triggers:
-    - type: ConfigChange
-    - type: ImageChange
-      imageChangeParams:
-        automatic: true
-        containerNames:
-          - coreos-ostree-importer
-        from:
-          kind: ImageStreamTag
-          name: coreos-ostree-importer-img:latest