diff --git a/roles/backup_client/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/backup_client/tasks/facts.yml
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index b11a9f9a9d7b6bc3102db225140212da080fd136..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/roles/backup_client/tasks/facts.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-
-# Determine how to invoke the GnuPG binary based on Debian version.
-- set_fact: gnupg_binary="gpg2"
-  when: "ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_release == 'jessie'"
-- set_fact: gnupg_binary="gpg"
-  when: "ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_release == 'stretch'"
-
-# Determine cut-off for the GnuPG key ID (long vs short) based on Debian
-# version.
-- set_fact: gnupg_key_cutoff="{8}"
-  when: "ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_release == 'jessie'"
-- set_fact: gnupg_key_cutoff="{0}"
-  when: "ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_release == 'stretch'"