diff --git a/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml b/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
index cf5505a84..42717093c 100644
--- a/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
+++ b/roles/configure-mirrors/tasks/mirror.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-- name: Install .pydistutils.cfg configuration in homedir
-  template:
-    dest: ~/.pydistutils.cfg
-    mode: 0644
-    src: .pydistutils.cfg.j2
+- name: Remove .pydistutils.cfg configuration in homedir
+  file:
+    path: ~/.pydistutils.cfg
+    state: absent
 
 - name: Include OS-specific variables
   include_vars: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/roles/configure-mirrors/templates/.pydistutils.cfg.j2 b/roles/configure-mirrors/templates/.pydistutils.cfg.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 082ac448d..000000000
--- a/roles/configure-mirrors/templates/.pydistutils.cfg.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-[easy_install]
-index_url = {{ pypi_mirror }}
-allow_hosts = {{ mirror_fqdn }}