diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 240c5c0e03..7249928f5c 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
   - mod_ssl
   - python-fedmsg-genacls
 
-- name: set some sysctl options
-  sysctl: name=vm.zone_reclaim_mode value=1 state=present
-  when: env != "staging"
-
-- name: create the packager group
-  group: name=packager gid=415 state=present
-
 - name: install the httpd config file
   copy: src=pkgs.fedoraproject.org.conf dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/pkgs.fedoraproject.org.conf
   notify: