diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 98e3999..9efbf8e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ repo_nginx_threads: "{{ [[ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2, 1] |
 ## APT Cache Options
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-## Centos NGINX repository options
-repo_centos_nginx_mirror: "{{ centos_nginx_mirror | default('http://nginx.org/packages/centos/$releasever/$basearch') }}"
-repo_centos_nginx_key: "{{ centos_nginx_key | default('http://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key') }}"
-
 # Set the package install state for distribution and pip packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
 repo_server_package_state: "latest"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-nginx-repo-e0a6ab0107e09e94.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-nginx-repo-e0a6ab0107e09e94.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331868a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-nginx-repo-e0a6ab0107e09e94.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The use of the nginx package repository on RedHat derived operating
+    systems is no longer required as there is a new enough version of the
+    nginx package in the standard distro repos now. The variables
+    ``repo_centos_nginx_mirror`` and ``repo_centos_nginx_key`` are removed from
+    the repo_server role and no longer have any effect.
diff --git a/tasks/repo_install.yml b/tasks/repo_install.yml
index e9cfe76..4100522 100644
--- a/tasks/repo_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/repo_install.yml
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Add NGINX repository
+- name: Remove old nginx repo
   yum_repository:
-    name: nginx
-    description: 'nginx repo'
-    baseurl: "{{ repo_centos_nginx_mirror }}"
-    gpgkey: "{{ repo_centos_nginx_key }}"
+    name: "nginx"
+    state: absent
+  register: _repo_removed
   when:
     - ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'dnf'
-  register: add_nginx_repo
-  until: add_nginx_repo is success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
+
+- name: Clean yum metadata when nginx repo is removed
+  command: dnf clean metadata
+  args:
+    warn: no
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'dnf'
+    - _repo_removed is changed
 
 - name: Install distro packages
   package:
@@ -35,4 +38,4 @@
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages is success
   retries: 5
-  delay: 5
\ No newline at end of file
+  delay: 5