diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ Busy Beaver is an open source project where all artificats (code, Docker image,
 - [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/search/?type=edition&offering=community)
 - [Docker-Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) is how we deploy to production
 - [watchtower](https://github.com/v2tec/watchtower) (monitors DockerHub, downloads and deploys latest image)
-- [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/)
 - [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com)
 
 ### Services
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ We are grateful to the following organizations for providing free services to op
 
 ### API Docs
 
-Can make requests to REST endpoints to kick off processes. Currently we are using CRON to run repetitive tasks; [this is managed by Ansible](https://github.com/alysivji/busy-beaver/blob/master/ansible/roles/cron/tasks/main.yml) to avoid manual configuration.
+Can make requests to REST endpoints to kick off processes.
 
 #### GitHub Summary Endpoint
 
diff --git a/ansible/README.md b/ansible/README.md
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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# Busy Beaver Ansible Playbooks
-
-This folder contains Ansible configuration settings to deploy Busy Beaver on a VPS.
-
-## `~/.bash_profile`
-
-```bash
-export POSTGRES_USER=[do-console]
-export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=[do-console]
-export POSTGRES_HOST=[do-console--public]
-export POSTGRES_PORT=[do-console]
-export POSTGRES_DATABASE=[do-console]
-export DATABASE_URI=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DATABASE}?sslmode=require
-export REDIS_URI=redis://redis:6379
-
-export SECRET_KEY=[secret-key]
-
-# clients
-export BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN=[bb-api-token]
-
-export GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_ID=[client-id]
-export GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_SECRET=[client-secret]
-export GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN=[token-here]
-export GITHUB_SIGNING_SECRET=[signing-secret]
-
-export MEETUP_API_KEY=[meetup-api-key]
-
-export SLACK_CLIENT_ID=[client-id]
-export SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET=[client-secret]
-export SLACK_BOTUSER_OAUTH_TOKEN=[token-here]
-export SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=[signing-secret]
-
-export TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY=[]
-export TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET=[]
-export TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=[]
-export TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=[]
-
-export YOUTUBE_API_KEY=[]
-export YOUTUBE_CHANNEL=[]
-
-export BUSYBEAVER_SENTRY_DSN=[sentry-dsn]
-export BUSYBEAVER_LOGGLY_TOKEN=[api-key]
-```
-
-## Deployment Workflow
-
-1. Set environment variables in Ansible control environment: `HEALTHCHECK_GITHUB_SUMMARY_CHIPY`, `HEALTHCHECK_GITHUB_SUMMARY_BELGRADE`, `HEALTHCHECK_TWITTER_POLLER`, `HEALTHCHECK_SYNC_EVENTS_DATABASE`, `HEALTHCHECK_POST_UPCOMING_EVENTS`; grab uuid values from healthchecks.io
-1. `pip install ansible` installed the machine you will be deploying from
-1. Check to see what the ansible playbook would do, we can run `ansible-playbook -i ./hosts site.yml --ask-sudo-pass -C`
-1. Remove `-C` option to run playbook to deploy app
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all b/ansible/group_vars/all
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-group: alysivji
-user: alysivji
-
-app_name: busy-beaver
-app_dir: "/home/{{ user }}/{{ app_name }}"
diff --git a/ansible/hosts b/ansible/hosts
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--- a/ansible/hosts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[deploy]
-sivji.com ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
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index 3b54dc07..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: ensure Git is installed
-  apt:
-    name: git
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
-  become: yes
-
-- name: clone or pull latest code
-  git:
-    repo: "{{ code_repository }}"
-    dest: "{{ app_dir }}"
-
-# TODO: create and start systemd service
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/common/vars/main.yml
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index fc7ac019..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/common/vars/main.yml
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
----
-code_repository: https://github.com/busy-beaver-dev/busy-beaver.git
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cron/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cron/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
----
-- cron:
-    name: Post GitHub summary
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: 0
-    hour: 19
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ run_summary_chipy }} && curl -fsS --retry 3 https://hc-ping.com/{{ lookup('env', 'HEALTHCHECK_GITHUB_SUMMARY_CHIPY') }} > /dev/null"
-
-- cron:
-    name: Post GitHub summary for Python Belgrade
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: 0
-    hour: 8
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ run_summary_belgrade }} && curl -fsS --retry 3 https://hc-ping.com/{{ lookup('env', 'HEALTHCHECK_GITHUB_SUMMARY_BELGRADE') }} > /dev/null"
-
-- cron:
-    name: Run Twitter poller to retweet new posts to Slack
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: "*/13"
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ twitter_poller }} && curl -fsS --retry 3 https://hc-ping.com/{{ lookup('env', 'HEALTHCHECK_TWITTER_POLLER') }} > /dev/null"
-
-- cron:
-    name: Backup database and upload to S3
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: 30
-    hour: "*/6"
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ db_backup }}"
-
-- cron:
-    name: Run Update Events poller to add new events to database
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: 0
-    hour: 0
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ events_poller }} && curl -fsS --retry 3 https://hc-ping.com/{{ lookup('env', 'HEALTHCHECK_SYNC_EVENTS_DATABASE') }} > /dev/null"
-
-- cron:
-    name: Post Upcoming Events in announcements channel
-    user: "{{ user }}"
-    state: absent
-    minute: 0
-    hour: 14
-    weekday: 1
-    job: "/bin/bash {{ upcoming_events }} && curl -fsS --retry 3 https://hc-ping.com/{{ lookup('env', 'HEALTHCHECK_POST_UPCOMING_EVENTS') }} > /dev/null"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cron/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cron/vars/main.yml
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-run_summary_chipy: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_chipy.sh"
-run_summary_belgrade: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_belgrade.sh"
-twitter_poller: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/prod/twitter_poller.sh"
-db_backup: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/database/backup_db_to_s3.sh"
-events_poller: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/prod/events_poller.sh"
-upcoming_events: "{{ app_dir }}/scripts/prod/post_upcoming_events.sh"
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
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--- a/ansible/site.yml
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: deploy app to server and setup daily cron job to post summary
-  hosts: all
-  user: "{{ user }}"
-  roles:
-    - common
-    - cron
diff --git a/scripts/prod/README.md b/scripts/prod/README.md
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Busy Beaver Production Scripts
-
-## Contents
-
-### `run_github_summary_report.sh`
-
-Script that posts daily Summary Reports on Slack. This script is configured to run via a CRON job at 19:00 UTC everyday. CRON job has been documented in ansible configuration.
-
-### `twitter_poller.sh`
-
-Script that polls `@ChicagoPython` on Twitter to find tweets to publish to Slack. Posts tweets one at a time.
-
-### `events_poller.sh`
-
-Script that polls `_ChiPy_` on Meetup to find new events that can be added to the database. Runs once a day.
diff --git a/scripts/prod/events_poller.sh b/scripts/prod/events_poller.sh
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source $HOME/.bash_profile
-
-curl https://busybeaver.sivji.com/poll/sync-event-database \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/scripts/prod/post_upcoming_events.sh b/scripts/prod/post_upcoming_events.sh
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source $HOME/.bash_profile
-
-curl https://busybeaver.sivji.com/poll/upcoming-events \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN}" \
-    -d '{"channel": "announcements"}'
diff --git a/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_belgrade.sh b/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_belgrade.sh
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--- a/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_belgrade.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source $HOME/.bash_profile
-
-curl https://busybeaver.sivji.com/poll/github-summary \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN}" \
-    -d '{"workspace_id": "T0GDKACHE"}'
diff --git a/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_chipy.sh b/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_chipy.sh
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--- a/scripts/prod/run_github_summary_chipy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source $HOME/.bash_profile
-
-curl https://busybeaver.sivji.com/poll/github-summary \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN}" \
-    -d '{"workspace_id": "T093FC1RC"}'
diff --git a/scripts/prod/twitter_poller.sh b/scripts/prod/twitter_poller.sh
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source $HOME/.bash_profile
-
-curl https://busybeaver.sivji.com/poll/twitter \
-    -X POST \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${BUSY_BEAVER_API_TOKEN}" \
-    -d '{"channel": "at-chicagopython"}'