diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
index 24ebd41c..43ded78c 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
@@ -13,36 +13,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Ensure createrepo package is installed
-  yum:
-    name: createrepo
-    state: latest
-
 - name: Deploy upstream COPR yum repo for LXC 2.0
   yum_repository:
     name: thm-lxc2.0
     description: "COPR repository for LXC 2.0 packages on CentOS 7"
     baseurl: "{{ lxc_centos_package_baseurl }}"
-    enabled: no
+    enabled: yes
     gpgcheck: yes
     gpgkey: "{{ lxc_centos_package_key }}"
     repo_gpgcheck: no
     priority: 99
     state: present
 
-- name: Deploy local COPR yum repo for LXC 2.0
-  yum_repository:
-    name: thm-lxc2.0-local
-    description: "Local repository for LXC 2.0 packages on CentOS 7"
-    baseurl: "file:///opt/thm-lxc2.0"
-    enabled: no
-    gpgcheck: yes
-    gpgkey: "{{ lxc_centos_package_key }}"
-    repo_gpgcheck: no
-    priority: 99
-    state: present
-  register: copr_repository_deploy
-
 - name: Add GPG key for COPR LXC repo
   rpm_key:
     key: "{{ lxc_centos_package_key }}"
@@ -52,14 +34,6 @@
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
 
-- name: Create and enable local LXC package repository
-  command: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items:
-    - "reposync --repoid=thm-lxc2.0 --download_path=/tmp/"
-    - "createrepo /tmp/thm-lxc2.0"
-    - "rsync -a --delete /tmp/thm-lxc2.0/ /opt/thm-lxc2.0/"
-    - "yum-config-manager --enable thm-lxc2.0-local"
-
 - name: Install EPEL gpg keys
   rpm_key:
     key: "http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7"