diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_community_repository.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_community_repository.yml
index 5fd817d75..a5bea1c64 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_community_repository.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_community_repository.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: install yum plugin priorities
-  package:
-    name: yum-plugin-priorities
-  register: result
-  until: result is succeeded
-  tags: with_pkg
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version | int == 7
-
 - name: configure red hat ceph community repository stable key
   rpm_key:
     key: "{{ ceph_stable_key }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
index 256173743..01137bfe9 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ debian_package_dependencies: []
 
 centos_package_dependencies:
   - epel-release
-  - "{{ 'python3-libselinux' if ansible_distribution_major_version | int >= 8 else 'libselinux-python' }}"
+  - python3-libselinux
 
 redhat_package_dependencies: []
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/container_binary.yml b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/container_binary.yml
index 8e866bcbf..fcaf84474 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/container_binary.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/container_binary.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 - name: set_fact container_binary
   set_fact:
-    container_binary: "{{ 'podman' if (podman_binary.stat.exists and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora') or (ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '8') else 'docker' }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+    container_binary: "{{ 'podman' if (podman_binary.stat.exists and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora') or (ansible_os_family == 'RedHat') else 'docker' }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/pre_requisite.yml b/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
index 76102e22f..eff558b10 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mgr/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: set_fact ceph_mgr_packages for sso
   set_fact:
-    ceph_mgr_packages: "{{ ceph_mgr_packages | union(['python3-saml' if ansible_distribution_major_version | int == 8 else 'python-saml']) }}"
+    ceph_mgr_packages: "{{ ceph_mgr_packages | union(['python3-saml']) }}"
   when:
     - dashboard_enabled | bool
     - ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@
     ceph_mgr_packages: "{{ ceph_mgr_packages | union(['ceph-mgr-dashboard']) }}"
   when: dashboard_enabled | bool
 
-- name: set_fact ceph_mgr_packages for non el7 distribution
+- name: set_fact ceph_mgr_packages
   set_fact:
     ceph_mgr_packages: "{{ ceph_mgr_packages | union(['ceph-mgr-diskprediction-local']) }}"
-  when:
-    - ansible_os_family != 'RedHat'
-    - ansible_distribution_major_version | int != 7
 
 - name: install ceph-mgr packages on RedHat or SUSE
   package:
diff --git a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/ganesha_selinux_fix.yml b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/ganesha_selinux_fix.yml
index f739b32d7..9e040ed62 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/ganesha_selinux_fix.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/ganesha_selinux_fix.yml
@@ -9,21 +9,12 @@
 - name: if selinux is not disable
   when: selinuxstatus.stdout != 'Disabled'
   block:
-    - name: install policycoreutils-python
-      package:
-        name: policycoreutils-python
-        state: present
-      register: result
-      until: result is succeeded
-      when: ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
-
     - name: install nfs-ganesha-selinux and python3-policycoreutils on RHEL 8
       package:
         name: ['nfs-ganesha-selinux', 'python3-policycoreutils']
         state: present
       register: result
       until: result is succeeded
-      when: ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
 
     - name: add ganesha_t to permissive domain
       selinux_permissive:
diff --git a/site-container.yml.sample b/site-container.yml.sample
index ed2595ee1..b98000819 100644
--- a/site-container.yml.sample
+++ b/site-container.yml.sample
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 
     - name: set_fact container_binary
       set_fact:
-        container_binary: "{{ 'podman' if (podman_binary.stat.exists and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora') or (ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '8') else 'docker' }}"
+        container_binary: "{{ 'podman' if (podman_binary.stat.exists and ansible_distribution == 'Fedora') or (ansible_os_family == 'RedHat') else 'docker' }}"
 
     - name: get ceph status from the first monitor
       command: >
diff --git a/tests/functional/setup.yml b/tests/functional/setup.yml
index 67bc40a77..41052f0c1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/setup.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/setup.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       mount:
         path: '{{ rootmount.mount }}'
         src: '{{ rootmount.device }}'
-        opts: 'noatime,nodiratime{% if ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version | int < 8 %},nobarrier{% endif %}'
+        opts: 'noatime,nodiratime'
         fstype: '{{ rootmount.fstype }}'
         state: mounted
 
@@ -36,37 +36,6 @@
       until: result is succeeded
       when: not is_atomic | bool
 
-    - name: centos based systems - configure repos
-      block:
-        - name: disable fastest mirror detection
-          ini_file:
-            path: /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fastestmirror.conf
-            section: main
-            option: enabled
-            value: 0
-        - name: install epel
-          package:
-            name: epel-release
-            state: present
-          register: result
-          until: result is succeeded
-        - name: enable local epel repository
-          ini_file:
-            path: /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
-            section: epel
-            option: baseurl
-            value: http://apt-mirror.front.sepia.ceph.com/epel7/
-        - name: disable remote epel repository
-          ini_file:
-            path: /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
-            section: epel
-            option: metalink
-            state: absent
-      when:
-        - ansible_distribution == 'CentOS'
-        - ansible_distribution_major_version | int == 7
-        - not is_atomic | bool
-
     - name: resize logical volume for root partition to fill remaining free space
       lvol:
         lv: root