diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/main.yml
index 912e0e0e5..36b74b7d1 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@
     - openstack_config
     - inventory_hostname == groups[mon_group_name] | last
 
-# CEPH creates the rbd pool during the ceph cluster initialization in
-# releases prior to luminous.  If the rbd_pool.yml playbook is called too
-# early, the rbd pool does not exist yet.
-- name: include rbd_pool.yml
-  include: rbd_pool.yml
-  when: ceph_release_num.{{ ceph_release }} < ceph_release_num.luminous
-
 - name: include create_mds_filesystems.yml
   include: create_mds_filesystems.yml
   when:
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3170ba240..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: test if rbd exists
-  shell: |
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool ls | grep -sq rbd"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  run_once: true
-  check_mode: true
-  register: rbd_pool_exist
-
-- name: include rbd_pool_df.yml
-  include: rbd_pool_df.yml
-  when: rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-
-- name: include rbd_pool_pgs.yml
-  include: rbd_pool_pgs.yml
-  when:
-    - rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-    - ceph_conf_overrides.get('global', {}).get('osd_pool_default_pg_num', False) != False
-
-- name: include rbd_pool_size.yml
-  include: rbd_pool_size.yml
-  when:
-    - rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-    - ceph_conf_overrides.get('global', {}).get('osd_pool_default_pg_num', False) != False
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_df.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_df.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c24f9df5d..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_df.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: verify that rbd pool exist
-  fail:
-    msg: "rbd pool does not exist in rbd_pool_df"
-  when: rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-
-- name: check rbd pool usage
-  shell: |
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} df | awk '/rbd/ {print $3}'"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  check_mode: true
-  run_once: true
-  register: rbd_pool_df
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_pgs.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_pgs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fa404e4c1..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_pgs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: verify that rbd pool exist
-  fail:
-    msg: "rbd pool does not exist in rbd_pool_pgs"
-  when: rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-
-- name: check pg num for rbd pool
-  shell: |
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool get rbd pg_num | awk '{print $2}'"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  check_mode: true
-  run_once: true
-  register: rbd_pool_pgs
-
-- name: destroy and recreate rbd pool if osd_pool_default_pg_num is not honoured
-  shell: |
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool delete rbd rbd --yes-i-really-really-mean-it"
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool create rbd {{ ceph_conf_overrides.global.osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  run_once: true
-  when:
-    - rbd_pool_df.stdout == "0"
-    - rbd_pool_pgs.stdout != "{{ ceph_conf_overrides.global.osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_size.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_size.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ca16e3553..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/rbd_pool_size.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: verify that rbd pool exist
-  fail:
-    msg: "rbd pool does not exist in rbd_pool_size"
-  when: rbd_pool_exist.rc == 0
-
-- name: check size for rbd pool
-  shell: |
-    "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool get rbd size | awk '{print $2}'"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  check_mode: true
-  run_once: true
-  register: rbd_pool_size
-
-- name: change rbd pool size if osd_pool_default_size is not honoured
-  command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd }} ceph --connect-timeout 5 --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool set rbd size {{ ceph_conf_overrides.global.osd_pool_default_size }}"
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  run_once: true
-  when:
-    - rbd_pool_df.stdout == "0"
-    - rbd_pool_size.stdout != "{{ ceph_conf_overrides.global.osd_pool_default_size }}"