diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all/all.yml b/inventory/group_vars/all/all.yml
index 43f3839888..332b845af3 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all/all.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all/all.yml
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ rsyslog_server_enabled: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr == 'zypper' }}"
 
 # URL for the frozen internal openstack repo.
 repo_server_port: 8181
-repo_pkg_cache_enabled: true
-repo_pkg_cache_port: 3142
-repo_pkg_cache_url: "http://{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}:{{ repo_pkg_cache_port }}"
 
 ## Default installation method for OpenStack services
 install_method: "source"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
index 92f5f23fa2..16adf4e62d 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ haproxy_default_services:
       haproxy_backend_options:
         - "httpchk HEAD / HTTP/1.0\\r\\nUser-agent:\\ osa-haproxy-healthcheck"
       haproxy_service_enabled: "{{ groups['repo_all'] is defined and groups['repo_all'] | length > 0 }}"
-  - service:
-      haproxy_service_name: repo_cache
-      haproxy_backend_nodes: "{{ (groups['repo_all'] | default([]))[:1] }}"  # list expected
-      haproxy_backup_nodes: "{{ (groups['repo_all'] | default([]))[1:] }}"
-      haproxy_bind: "{{ [internal_lb_vip_address] }}"
-      haproxy_port: "{{ repo_pkg_cache_port }}"
-      haproxy_balance_type: http
-      haproxy_backend_options:
-        - "httpchk HEAD /acng-report.html HTTP/1.0\\r\\nUser-agent:\\ osa-haproxy-healthcheck"
-      haproxy_whitelist_networks: "{{ haproxy_repo_cache_whitelist_networks }}"
-      haproxy_service_enabled: "{{ groups['repo_all'] is defined and groups['repo_all'] | length > 0 }}"
   - service:
       haproxy_service_name: glance_api
       haproxy_backend_nodes: "{{ groups['glance_api'] | default([]) }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/common-tasks/package-cache-proxy.yml b/playbooks/common-tasks/package-cache-proxy.yml
index 43cebcdaa9..8365fdda52 100644
--- a/playbooks/common-tasks/package-cache-proxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/common-tasks/package-cache-proxy.yml
@@ -13,28 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Test proxy URL for connectivity
-  run_once: yes
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ repo_pkg_cache_url }}/acng-report.html"
-    method: "HEAD"
-    timeout: 3
-  register: proxy_check
-  failed_when: false
-  tags:
-    - common-proxy
-
-- name: Add apt package manager proxy
-  copy:
-    content: 'Acquire::http { Proxy "{{ repo_pkg_cache_url }}"; };'
-    dest: "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00apt-cacher-proxy"
-  register: _apt_proxy_added
-  when:
-    - repo_pkg_cache_enabled | bool
-    - proxy_check.status == 200
-    - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-  tags:
-    - common-proxy
+# TODO(odyssey4me):
+# Remove these tasks in T. They are only present for the
+# Q->R upgrade or for R->S upgrades for environments which
+# were installed prior to R's release.
 
 - name: Remove apt package manager proxy
   file:
@@ -42,8 +24,6 @@
     state: "absent"
   register: _apt_proxy_removed
   when:
-    - repo_pkg_cache_enabled | bool
-    - proxy_check.status != 200
     - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
   tags:
     - common-proxy
@@ -54,34 +34,34 @@
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
   when:
-    - (_apt_proxy_added is mapping and _apt_proxy_added | changed) or
-      (_apt_proxy_removed is mapping and _apt_proxy_removed | changed)
+    - _apt_proxy_removed is mapping
+    - _apt_proxy_removed | changed
   tags:
     - common-proxy
 
 # NOTE(mhayden): We always deploy the proxy configuration for yum on CentOS
 # even if dnf is present.
-- name: Deploy yum package manager proxy
+- name: Remove yum package manager proxy
   lineinfile:
-    line: 'proxy={{ repo_pkg_cache_url }}'
+    line: >-
+      proxy="http://{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}:{{ repo_pkg_cache_port | default('3142') }}"
     dest: "/etc/yum.conf"
-    state: "{{ (proxy_check.status == 200) | ternary('present', 'absent') }}"
+    state: absent
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-    - repo_pkg_cache_enabled | bool
   tags:
     - common-proxy
 
 # NOTE(mhayden): If dnf and yum are installed on CentOS, we need to configure
 # a proxy for dnf as well.
-- name: Deploy dnf package manager proxy
+- name: Remove dnf package manager proxy
   lineinfile:
-    line: 'proxy={{ repo_pkg_cache_url }}'
+    line: >-
+      proxy="http://{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}:{{ repo_pkg_cache_port | default('3142') }}"
     dest: "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf"
-    state: "{{ (proxy_check.status == 200) | ternary('present', 'absent') }}"
+    state: absent
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
     - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'dnf'
-    - repo_pkg_cache_enabled | bool
   tags:
     - common-proxy
diff --git a/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml b/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
index 70b091693b..4159cda048 100644
--- a/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
+++ b/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
@@ -90,20 +90,6 @@
     - healthcheck
     - healthcheck-repo-use
 
-- name: Sanity checks for all containers
-  hosts: all_containers:physical_hosts
-  gather_facts: yes
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ensure everyone can reach apt proxy
-      uri:
-        url: "{{ repo_pkg_cache_url }}/acng-report.html"
-        method: "HEAD"
-      when:
-        - "ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'"
-  tags:
-    - healthcheck
-    - healthcheck-repo-use
-
 # Test utility-install.yml
 - name: Ensure the service setup host is ready to run openstack calls
   hosts: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"