diff --git a/roles/pips/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pips/tasks/main.yml
index b2b5a5e..e6c4ccb 100644
--- a/roles/pips/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pips/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@
     mode: '0755'
   when: app_dir.stat.exists == false
 
-- name: Ensure python requirements file is present
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: requirements.txt
-    dest: "{{ ansible_workdir }}/requirements.txt"
-    mode: '0644'
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    force: yes
-  when: app_dir.stat.exists == true and python_requirements is defined
+# - name: Ensure python requirements file is present
+#  ansible.builtin.copy:
+#    src: requirements.txt
+#    dest: "{{ ansible_workdir }}/requirements.txt"
+#    mode: '0644'
+#    owner: root
+#    group: root
+#    force: yes
+#  when: app_dir.stat.exists == true and python_requirements is defined
 
-- name: Install specified python requirements
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
-    requirements: "{{ ansible_workdir }}/requirements.txt"
-    state: present
-  become: yes
-  when: app_dir.stat.exists == true and python_requirements is defined
+#- name: Install specified python requirements
+#  ansible.builtin.pip:
+#    requirements: "{{ ansible_workdir }}/requirements.txt"
+#    state: present
+#  become: yes
+#  when: app_dir.stat.exists == true and python_requirements is defined
 
 - name: Include extra Nagios/NRPE task logic
   include_tasks: nagios_tasks.yml