diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/README.rst b/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/README.rst
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-This playbook writes a backwards compatible /etc/nodepool/provider file for
-legacy jobs running on Zuul v3 which no longer provides that file.
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/pre.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/pre.yaml
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-- name: Configure /etc/nodepool/provider for backwards compatibility
-  hosts: all
-  gather_facts: no
-  tasks:
-    - name: Warn that /etc/nodepool/provider is deprecated
-      debug:
-        msg: |
-          The /etc/nodepool/provider file no longer exists and is being created
-          for backwards compatibility purposes. The variables provided by this
-          file are now available through Ansible under hostvars[$HOST]['nodepool'].
-
-    - name: Create /etc/nodepool/provider file
-      copy:
-        content: |
-          NODEPOOL_PROVIDER={{ nodepool.provider }}
-          NODEPOOL_CLOUD={{ nodepool.cloud }}
-          NODEPOOL_REGION={{ nodepool.region }}
-          NODEPOOL_AZ={{ nodepool.az }}
-        dest: /etc/nodepool/provider