diff --git a/roles/juju-setup/files/ansible.cfg b/roles/juju-setup/files/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd43d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/juju-setup/files/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[defaults]
+host_key_checking = false
diff --git a/roles/juju-setup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/juju-setup/tasks/main.yml
index cc24074..acbae5e 100644
--- a/roles/juju-setup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/juju-setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,63 +1,19 @@
 ---
 # roles/juju-setup/main/tasks.yml
 
-- name: Get ubuntu image for uvtool
-  become: yes
-  command: uvt-simplestreams-libvirt sync --source http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/daily \
-    release={{ ansible_distribution_release }} arch=amd64
+- name: Disable host key checking in ~/.ssh/config
+  lineinfile:
+    dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/.ssh/config
+    line="StrictHostKeyChecking no"
+    create=yes
+    mode=0600
 
-- name: create Virtual Machines with uvt-kvm
-  shell: uvt-kvm create {{ item.name }} release={{ ansible_distribution_release }} \
-    --cpu={{ item.cpu }} --memory={{ item.memMB }} --disk={{ item.diskGB }} --bridge="mgmtbr"
-    creates=/var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/{{ item.name }}.qcow
-  with_items: "{{ head_vm_list }}"
+- name: Disable host key checking in ~/.ansible.cfg
+  copy:
+    src=ansible.cfg
+    dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/.ansible.cfg
 
-- name: Have VMs autostart on reboot
-  become: yes
-  virt:
-    name={{ item.name }}
-    command=autostart
-  with_items: "{{ head_vm_list }}"
-
-- name: wait for VM's to come up
-  wait_for:
-    host={{ item.name }}
-    port=22
-  with_items: "{{ head_vm_list }}"
-
-- name: Create /etc/ansible/hosts file
-  become: yes
-  template:
-    src=ansible_hosts.j2
-    dest=/etc/ansible/hosts
-
-- name: Verify that we can log into every VM
-  command: ansible services -m ping -u ubuntu
-
-- name: Have VM's use the apt-cache
-  command: ansible services -b -u ubuntu -m lineinfile -a "dest=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02apt-cacher-ng create=yes mode=0644 owner=root group=root regexp='^Acquire' line='Acquire::http { Proxy \"http://{{ apt_cacher_name }}:{{ apt_cacher_port | default('3142') }}\"; };'"
-
-- name: Update software in all the VMs
-  command: ansible services -m apt -b -u ubuntu -a "upgrade=dist update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600"
-
-- name: Create VM's eth0 interface config file for DNS config via resolvconf program
-  template:
-    src=eth0.cfg.j2
-    dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/eth0.cfg
-
-- name: Copy eth0 interface config file to all VMs
-  command: ansible services -b -u ubuntu -m copy -a "src={{ ansible_user_dir }}/eth0.cfg dest=/etc/network/interfaces.d/eth0.cfg owner=root group=root mode=0644"
-
-- name: Restart eth0 interface on all VMs
-  command: ansible services -b -u ubuntu -m shell -a "ifdown eth0 ; ifup eth0"
-
-- name: Verify that we can log into every VM after restarting network interfaces
-  command: ansible services -m ping -u ubuntu
-
-- name: Register public key in variable
-  shell: cat {{ ansible_user_dir }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
-  register: sshkey
-
+# sshkey is registered in head-prep task
 - name: Enable root ssh login on VM's that need it
   command: ansible {{ item.name }} -b -u ubuntu -m authorized_key -a "user='root' key='{{ sshkey.stdout }}'"
   with_items: "{{ head_vm_list | selectattr('root_ssh_login', 'defined') | list }}"
diff --git a/roles/juju-setup/templates/ansible_hosts.j2 b/roles/juju-setup/templates/ansible_hosts.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b6096e..0000000
--- a/roles/juju-setup/templates/ansible_hosts.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[localhost]
-127.0.0.1 hostname={{ ansible_fqdn }}
-
-[services]
-{% for vm in head_vm_list -%}
-{{ vm.name }}
-{% endfor -%}
-