diff --git a/playbooks/dib-functests/run.yaml b/playbooks/dib-functests/run.yaml
index 05af88d4e..37fbe80a4 100644
--- a/playbooks/dib-functests/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/dib-functests/run.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
     - bindep
     - dib-setup-gate-mirrors
     - ensure-podman
-    - dib-ensure-debootstrap
     - dib-functests
 
diff --git a/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/README.rst b/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index b92d280aa..000000000
--- a/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Update debootstap from debian unstable. This ensures debootstrap is new
-enough to recognize Jammy.
diff --git a/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/tasks/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f30d247c..000000000
--- a/roles/dib-ensure-debootstrap/tasks/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install debootstrap/unstable
-  # This is shell because doing it with native ansible modules went nowhere
-  become: yes
-  shell: |
-    set -ex
-    echo "APT::Default-Release: 'stable';" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/default-release
-    # echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable-debian.list
-    apt-get update
-    apt-get install -y debootstrap
-    # Remove the use of unstable as it seems to interfere with other tasks
-    # rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable-debian.list
-    apt-get --assume-yes update