diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/copy_configs.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/copy_configs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 63e9f46bc..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/docker/copy_configs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: set_fact admin_keyring
-  set_fact:
-    admin_keyring:
-      - "/etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.client.admin.keyring"
-  when:
-    - copy_admin_key
-
-- name: set_fact ceph_config_keys
-  set_fact:
-    ceph_config_keys:
-      - /var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-rgw/{{ cluster }}.keyring
-
-- name: merge ceph_config_keys and admin_keyring
-  set_fact:
-    ceph_config_keys: "{{ ceph_config_keys + admin_keyring }}"
-  when:
-    - copy_admin_key
-
-- name: stat for ceph config and keys
-  local_action:
-    module: stat
-    path: "{{ fetch_directory }}/{{ fsid }}/{{ item }}"
-  with_items: "{{ ceph_config_keys }}"
-  changed_when: false
-  become: false
-  ignore_errors: true
-  check_mode: no
-  register: statconfig
-
-- name: try to fetch ceph config and keys
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ fetch_directory }}/{{ fsid }}/{{ item.0 }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.0 }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
-  changed_when: false
-  with_together:
-    - "{{ ceph_config_keys }}"
-    - "{{ statconfig.results }}"
-  when:
-    - item.1.stat.exists == true