diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ca4a21a..5ab232f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ pip_timeout: 120
 # Options for pip install
 pip_upgrade: true
 
-# Enable/disable the configuration of the default index
-# False = default index is configured
-# True = default index is not configured
-# As this requires an alternative location to source
-# packages from, it requires there to be at least one
-# item in the pip_links list.
-pip_lock_to_internal_repo: False
-
 # Default index for pip to use
 pip_default_index: https://pypi.python.org/simple
 
diff --git a/examples/playbook.yml b/examples/playbook.yml
index 8e349d8..5e56d4d 100644
--- a/examples/playbook.yml
+++ b/examples/playbook.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-- name: Install pip and lock it down
-  hosts: host_name
+- name: Install and configure pip
+  hosts: all
   user: root
   roles:
     - role: "pip_install"
-      pip_lock_to_internal_repo: True
diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index f8ad695..ad17536 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -13,28 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Query pip-index
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ pip_default_index }}"
-    method: HEAD
-  failed_when: false
-  register: default_index
-  when:
-    - pip_lock_to_internal_repo | bool
-  tags:
-    - always
-
-- name: Check if pip-index is reachable
-  fail:
-    msg: |
-      The pip index "{{ pip_default_index }}" was unreachable
-      "{{ default_index.status }}"
-  when:
-    - pip_lock_to_internal_repo | bool
-    - default_index.status != 200
-  tags:
-    - always
-
 - name: Create pip config directory
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"