diff --git a/nodepool/scripts/prepare_tripleo.sh b/nodepool/scripts/prepare_tripleo.sh
index dcc2be52ff..f923e7afeb 100755
--- a/nodepool/scripts/prepare_tripleo.sh
+++ b/nodepool/scripts/prepare_tripleo.sh
@@ -61,58 +61,5 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-rm -rf ~/workspace-cache
-mkdir -p ~/workspace-cache
-cd ~/workspace-cache
-# XXX (lifeless) While this is redundant with the prepare_devstack
-# one, we need to evolve to using /opt/git separately, so having a
-# separate list makes that easier than refactoring to a single joint
-# list.
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-dev/grenade
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-dev/pbr
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-infra/devstack-gate
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-infra/jeepyb
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-infra/pypi-mirror
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack-infra/tripleo-ci
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/ceilometer
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/cinder
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/diskimage-builder
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/glance
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/heat
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/horizon
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/ironic
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/keystone
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/neutron
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/nova
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/os-apply-config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/os-cloud-config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/os-collect-config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/os-net-config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/os-refresh-config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/oslo.config
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/oslo.context
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/oslo.messaging
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-ceilometerclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-cinderclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-glanceclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-heatclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-ironicclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-keystoneclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-neutronclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-novaclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-openstackclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/python-swiftclient
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/requirements
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/swift
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tempest
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tripleo-image-elements
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tripleo-incubator
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/openstack/tripleo-puppet-elements
-# and stackforge libraries we might want to test with
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/stackforge/pecan
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/stackforge/wsme
-git clone https://review.openstack.org/p/stackforge/puppet-tripleo
-
 sync
 sleep 5