diff --git a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
index 69b72ce366..34af1da415 100644
--- a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
@@ -11,19 +11,6 @@
     - ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
   become: yes
 
-# 2021-01-20 : for now we install the ppa on debian too in order to
-# get the 1.8.6-5 era packages that fixed a timestamp rollover issue
-# (see 1.8.7 release notes).  This can likely be removed if backports
-# make it to stable; see
-# https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=980115
-- name: Install openstackci openafs PPA on Debian
-  apt_repository:
-    repo: 'ppa:openstack-ci-core/openafs'
-    codename: bionic
-  when:
-    - ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
-  become: yes
-
 - name: Install kernel headers dependency
   package:
     name: