diff --git a/tasks/common/convert_nic_template.yaml b/tasks/common/convert_nic_template.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d102440..00000000
--- a/tasks/common/convert_nic_template.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: set nic_config_env fact
-  set_fact:
-    nic_config_env: "{{ item.item }}"
-  when: item.stdout|length > 0
-
-- block:
-    - name: register nic templates files defined in the environment file
-      shell: |
-        set -o pipefail
-        awk -F': ' '/OS::TripleO::.*::Net::SoftwareConfig/ {print $2}' {{ nic_config_env }}
-      register: nic_template_files
-
-    - name: run parameters conversion script
-      vars:
-        relative_path: "{{ '/'.join(nic_config_env.split('/')[0:-1]) + '/' + item }}"
-        nic_path: "{{ (item[0] == '/')|ternary(item, relative_path) }}"
-      shell: |
-        set -o pipefail
-        NIC_ROLE_NAME=$( grep {{ item }} {{ nic_config_env }} | awk -F '::' '{ print $3 }' )
-        /usr/share/openstack-tripleo-heat-templates/tools/merge-new-params-nic-config-script.py \
-            -n {{ network_data_file | default(default_network_data, true) }} \
-            --tht-dir {{ tht_directory }} \
-            --role-name $NIC_ROLE_NAME \
-            --roles-data {{ roles_data }} \
-            --discard-comments yes \
-            --template {{ nic_path }}
-      when:
-        - "(item[0] == '/' and tht_directory not in item) or \
-             (item[0] != '/' and tht_directory not in '/'.join(nic_config_env.split('/')[0:-1]))"
-      loop: "{{ nic_template_files.stdout_lines }}"
-
-  when: nic_config_env is defined
diff --git a/tasks/common/convert_nic_templates.yaml b/tasks/common/convert_nic_templates.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2618da70..00000000
--- a/tasks/common/convert_nic_templates.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: look for network software config
-  shell: |
-    grep "OS::TripleO::.*::Net::SoftwareConfig" {{ item }}
-  ignore_errors: true
-  register: nic_config_envs
-  loop: "{{ initial_env_file.stdout_lines }}"
-
-- include_tasks: convert_nic_template.yaml
-  loop: "{{ nic_config_envs.results }}"
diff --git a/tasks/common/rocky_to_stein_adjust_nic_templates.yaml b/tasks/common/rocky_to_stein_adjust_nic_templates.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e3ddb0c7..00000000
--- a/tasks/common/rocky_to_stein_adjust_nic_templates.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: look for network software config
-  shell: |
-    grep "OS::TripleO::.*::Net::SoftwareConfig" {{ item }}
-  ignore_errors: true
-  register: nic_config_envs
-  loop: "{{ initial_env_file.stdout_lines }}"
-
-- name: set nic_config_env fact
-  set_fact:
-    nic_config_env: "{{ item.item }}"
-  when: item.stdout|length > 0
-  loop: "{{ nic_config_envs.results }}"
-
-- block:
-    - name: register nic templates files defined in the environment file
-      shell: |
-        set -o pipefail
-        awk -F': ' '/OS::TripleO::.*::Net::SoftwareConfig/ {print $2}' {{ nic_config_env }}
-      register: nic_template_files
-
-    - name: add Stein specific parameters to NICs
-      vars:
-        relative_path: "{{ '/'.join(nic_config_env.split('/')[0:-1]) + '/' + item }}"
-        nic_path: "{{ (item[0] == '/')|ternary(item, relative_path) }}"
-        python_bin: "{{ 'python' if use_oooq|bool else 'python3' }}"
-      shell: |
-        set -o pipefail
-        NIC_ROLE_NAME=$( grep {{ item }} {{ nic_config_env }} | awk -F '::' '{ print $3 }' );
-        {{ python_bin }} /usr/share/openstack-tripleo-heat-templates/tools/merge-new-params-nic-config-script.py \
-            --tht-dir {{ tht_directory }} \
-            --role-name $NIC_ROLE_NAME \
-            --roles-data {{ roles_data }} \
-            --discard-comments yes \
-            --template {{ nic_path }}
-      when:
-        - "(item[0] == '/' and tht_directory not in item) or \
-             (item[0] != '/' and tht_directory not in '/'.join(nic_config_env.split('/')[0:-1]))"
-      loop: "{{ nic_template_files.stdout_lines }}"
-
-  when: nic_config_env is defined
diff --git a/tasks/fast-forward-upgrade/main.yml b/tasks/fast-forward-upgrade/main.yml
index 2bf6c06d..e3d7f933 100644
--- a/tasks/fast-forward-upgrade/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/fast-forward-upgrade/main.yml
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@
         - overcloud_upgrade_prepare
         - upgrades_validations
 
-    - name: convert nic templates
-      import_tasks: ../common/convert_nic_templates.yaml
-      tags: ffu_overcloud_prepare
-
     - name: convert tls templates
       import_tasks: convert_tls_templates.yaml
       tags: ffu_overcloud_prepare