diff --git a/tests/test-prepare-host.yml b/tests/test-prepare-host.yml
index 3af1adb7..fe5e15ab 100644
--- a/tests/test-prepare-host.yml
+++ b/tests/test-prepare-host.yml
@@ -36,16 +36,7 @@
       set_fact:
         lxc_container_cache_files:
           - { src: '/etc/pip.conf', dest: '/etc/pip.conf' }
-          - { src: '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99unauthenticated', dest: '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99unauthenticated' }
       when: nodepool.stat.exists | bool
-    - name: Determine the existing Ubuntu repo configuration
-      shell: 'awk "/^deb .*ubuntu\/? {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main/ {print \$2; exit}" /etc/apt/sources.list'
-      register: ubuntu_repo
-      changed_when: false
-    - name: Set apt repo facts based on discovered information
-      set_fact:
-        lxc_container_template_main_apt_repo: "{{ ubuntu_repo.stdout }}"
-        lxc_container_template_security_apt_rep: "{{ ubuntu_repo.stdout }}"
   roles:
     - role: "lxc_hosts"
       lxc_net_address: 10.100.100.1
@@ -53,11 +44,6 @@
       lxc_net_bridge: lxcbr0
       lxc_kernel_options:
         - { key: 'fs.inotify.max_user_instances', value: 1024 }
-      lxc_container_caches:
-        - url: "https://rpc-repo.rackspace.com/container_images/rpc-trusty-container.tgz"
-          name: "trusty.tgz"
-          sha256sum: "56c6a6e132ea7d10be2f3e8104f47136ccf408b30e362133f0dc4a0a9adb4d0c"
-          chroot_path: trusty/rootfs-amd64
     - role: "openstack_openrc"
   post_tasks:
     # In the gate these packages get installed into .tox/functional, which is