diff --git a/playbooks/os-glance-install.yml b/playbooks/os-glance-install.yml
index 73f45f32b1..ea16e3d132 100644
--- a/playbooks/os-glance-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/os-glance-install.yml
@@ -83,97 +83,3 @@
       when:
         - "'glance_api' in group_names"
         - "groups['glance_api'] | length > 1"
-
-
-
-
-# These facts are set against the deployment host to ensure that
-# they are fast to access. This is done in preference to setting
-# them against each target as the hostvars extraction will take
-# a long time if executed against a large inventory.
-- name: Refresh local facts after all software changes are made
-  hosts: glance_all
-  gather_facts: no
-  user: root
-  environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
-  vars_files:
-    - "defaults/{{ install_method }}_install.yml"
-  tags:
-    - glance
-  tasks:
-    - name: refresh local facts
-      setup:
-        filter: ansible_local
-        gather_subset: "!all"
-
-    # This variable contains the values of the local fact set for the glance
-    # venv tag for all hosts in the 'glance_all' host group.
-    - name: Gather software version list
-      set_fact:
-        glance_all_software_versions: "{{ (groups['glance_all'] |
-                                           map('extract', hostvars, ['ansible_local', 'openstack_ansible', 'glance', 'venv_tag'])) |
-                                           list }}"
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: yes
-
-    # This variable outputs a boolean value which is True when
-    # glance_all_software_versions contains a list of defined
-    # values. If they are not defined, it means that not all
-    # hosts have their software deployed yet.
-    - name: Set software deployed fact
-      set_fact:
-        glance_all_software_deployed: "{{ (glance_all_software_versions | select('defined')) | list == glance_all_software_versions }}"
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: yes
-
-    # This variable outputs a boolean when all the values in
-    # glance_all_software_versions are the same and the software
-    # has been deployed to all hosts in the group.
-    - name: Set software updated fact
-      set_fact:
-        glance_all_software_updated: "{{ ((glance_all_software_versions | unique) | length == 1) and (glance_all_software_deployed | bool) }}"
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: yes
-
-
-- name: Restart glance API to ensure new RPC object version is used
-  hosts: glance_all
-  gather_facts: no
-  serial: "{{ glance_api_serial | default(['1','100%']) }}"
-  user: root
-  environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
-  vars_files:
-    - "defaults/{{ install_method }}_install.yml"
-  tags:
-    - glance
-  tasks:
-    # In order to ensure that the service restart does not
-    # cause an unexpected outage, we drain the load balancer
-    # back end for this container.
-    - include_tasks: common-tasks/haproxy-endpoint-manage.yml
-      vars:
-        haproxy_backend: glance_api-back
-        haproxy_state: disabled
-      when:
-        - "glance_all_software_updated | bool"
-        - "ansible_local['openstack_ansible']['glance']['need_service_restart'] | bool"
-        - "groups['glance_api'] | length > 1"
-
-    - name: Execute glance service restart
-      include_tasks: common-tasks/restart-service.yml
-      vars:
-        service_name: "glance-api"
-        service_action: "restarted"
-        service_fact: "glance"
-      when:
-        - "glance_all_software_updated | bool"
-        - "ansible_local['openstack_ansible']['glance']['need_service_restart'] | bool"
-
-    # Now that service restart is done, we can set
-    # the load balancer back end for this container
-    # to available again.
-    - include_tasks: common-tasks/haproxy-endpoint-manage.yml
-      vars:
-        haproxy_backend: glance_api-back
-        haproxy_state: enabled
-      when: "groups['glance_api'] | length > 1"