diff --git a/tasks/aws_cli.yml b/tasks/aws_cli.yml
index b5d840f..c3ec416 100644
--- a/tasks/aws_cli.yml
+++ b/tasks/aws_cli.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-#- name: we need awscli on 8
-#  pip:
-#    name: awscli
-#    executable: pip3
-#  when: (ansible_os_family == "RedHat") and
-#        (ansible_distribution_major_version) == "8"
-
-- name: just use OS-included binary for now
+- name: AWS CLI OS-included binary for now
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: awscli
     state: latest
diff --git a/tasks/minio.yml b/tasks/minio.yml
index 0b64f8e..7e6cd77 100644
--- a/tasks/minio.yml
+++ b/tasks/minio.yml
@@ -7,34 +7,6 @@
     name: '{{ minio.user }}'
     group: docker
 
-# S3AccessIT tests will fail without hard-coded AWS credentials
-
-- name: ensure dot dir exists
-  file:
-    path: '~{{ dataverse.payara.user }}/.aws'
-    state: directory
-    owner: '{{ dataverse.payara.user }}'
-    group: '{{ dataverse.payara.group }}'
-    mode: '0700'
-
-- name: place aws credentials
-  template:
-    src: aws_credentials.j2
-    dest: '~{{ dataverse.payara.user }}/.aws/credentials'
-    owner: '{{ dataverse.payara.user }}'
-    group: '{{ dataverse.payara.group }}'
-    mode: '0600'
-
-- name: place aws config
-  template:
-    src: aws_config.j2
-    dest: '~{{ dataverse.payara.user }}/.aws/config'
-    owner: '{{ dataverse.payara.user }}'
-    group: '{{ dataverse.payara.group }}'
-    mode: '0600'
-
-# remove these once #### has been merged.
-
 - name: STORAGE | Import assert.yml
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: minio_assert.yml
   run_once: true