diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index e5538cc..d5ebdfc 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ collections:
   - name: debops.debops
     version: ">=3.1.0"
     source: https://galaxy.ansible.com
-  - name: community.sops
-    version: ">=2.2.4"
-    source: https://galaxy.ansible.com
diff --git a/roles/ansible_pull/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ansible_pull/tasks/main.yaml
index e77bfc4..eff8cb0 100644
--- a/roles/ansible_pull/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ansible_pull/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 - name: ensure dependencies are installed
-  block:
-    - name: ensure apt dependencies are installed
-      ansible.builtin.apt:
-        name: virtualenv
-        state: present
-      become: true
-
-    - name: ensure SOPS is installed
-      ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: community.sops.install
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: virtualenv
+    state: present
+  become: true
 
 # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-and-upgrading-ansible-with-pip
 # https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/python-venv-ansible
diff --git a/roles/ansible_pull/templates/ansible-pull.service.j2 b/roles/ansible_pull/templates/ansible-pull.service.j2
index b344505..0f80907 100644
--- a/roles/ansible_pull/templates/ansible-pull.service.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible_pull/templates/ansible-pull.service.j2
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ OnFailure=ansible-pull-failure-notify.service
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 Environment="SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE=/etc/ansible_pull_secrets/age_private_key"
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/bash -c 'if [ ! -e /home/chaos/ansible_pull_checkout ]; then git clone --depth 1 "{{ ansible_pull__repo_url }}" /home/chaos/ansible_pull_checkout ; fi'
-ExecStartPre=/usr/local/lib/ansible_pull_venv/bin/ansible-galaxy role install -r /home/chaos/ansible_pull_checkout/requirements.yml
-ExecStartPre=/usr/local/lib/ansible_pull_venv/bin/ansible-galaxy collection install -r /home/chaos/ansible_pull_checkout/requirements.yml
 ExecStart=/usr/local/lib/ansible_pull_venv/bin/ansible-pull \
           --directory /home/chaos/ansible_pull_checkout \
           --clean \