diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f17bbff..e665bc6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ haproxy_rise: 3
 haproxy_fall: 3
 haproxy_interval: 12000
 
-## Haproxy standard API
-haproxy_repo: {}
-haproxy_gpg_keys: []
-haproxy_required_distro_packages: []
-haproxy_distro_packages: []
-
 ## Haproxy Stats
 haproxy_stats_enabled: False
 haproxy_stats_bind_address: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 63a3841..51647ea 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,4 @@ galaxy_info:
     - python
     - development
     - openstack
-dependencies:
-  - role: apt_package_pinning
-    apt_pinned_packages: [{ package: "*", release: LP-PPA-vbernat-haproxy-1.5, priority: "1001" }]
-    apt_package_pinning_file_name: "haproxy_pin.pref"
-    when:
-      - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
-      - haproxy_ssl | bool
-      - ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('16.04', '<')
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-haproxy-repo-vars-051a47bbfaf6d1da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-haproxy-repo-vars-051a47bbfaf6d1da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59c7348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-haproxy-repo-vars-051a47bbfaf6d1da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The following variables have been removed from the ``haproxy_server`` role
+    as they are no longer necessary or used.
+    - haproxy_repo
+    - haproxy_gpg_keys
+    - haproxy_required_distro_packages
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
index 26dc738..5319279 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
@@ -87,3 +87,12 @@
     path: "/etc/haproxy/conf.d"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
+
+- name: Remove old config files
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ haproxy_remove_files }}"
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 75f62ea..a2e8cf7 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,23 @@
 ## APT Cache options
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-haproxy_required_distro_packages:
-  - python-software-properties
-  - software-properties-common
-  - debconf-utils
-
 haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - netcat # Used for the Ansible haproxy module
   - psmisc
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
   - vim-haproxy
+
+# This file list is to handle upgrades
+# from previous versions where an apt
+# pinning config file or repo config
+# file was put in place to use a PPA
+# for Newton/Trusty. Unfortunately
+# some file config info was left in
+# place long after Trusty support was
+# removed, so the removal of these
+# files is still necessary.
+haproxy_remove_files:
+  - "/etc/apt/preferences.d/haproxy_pin.pref"
+  - "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/haproxy.list"
+  - "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_launchpad_net_vbernat_haproxy_1_5_ubuntu.list"