diff --git a/new/playbooks/basic-setup.yml b/new/playbooks/basic-setup.yml
index cf1ace0..93e5ce0 100644
--- a/new/playbooks/basic-setup.yml
+++ b/new/playbooks/basic-setup.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,3 @@
           </body>
           </html>
         mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r
-    - name: Acquire certificates
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ./letsencrypt.yml
-      when: true # disable it by default.
diff --git a/new/playbooks/letsencrypt.yml b/new/playbooks/letsencrypt.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e18663..0000000
--- a/new/playbooks/letsencrypt.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-- name: "Create required directories in /etc/letsencrypt"
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/etc/letsencrypt/{{ item }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: u=rwx,g=x,o=x
-  with_items:
-    - account
-    - certs
-    - csrs
-    - keys
-- name: "Generate a Let's Encrypt account key"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    set -euo pipefail
-    if [ ! -f {{ letsencrypt_account_key }} ]; then
-      openssl genrsa 4096 | sudo tee {{ letsencrypt_account_key }};
-      echo "changed"
-    fi
-  args:
-    executable: /bin/bash
-  register: key_output
-  changed_when: key_output.stdout == "changed" # this is probably wrong?
-- name: "Generate Let's Encrypt private key"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "openssl genrsa 4096 | sudo tee /etc/letsencrypt/keys/{{ domain_name }}.key"
-- name: "Generate Let's Encrypt CSR"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    set -euo pipefail
-
-    CSR_PATH=/etc/letsencrypt/csrs/{{ domain_name }}.csr
-
-    if [ ! -f "$CSR_PATH" ]; then
-
-      SANS=$(printf "\n[SAN]\nsubjectAltName=DNS:vps2.{{ domain_name }}")
-
-      openssl req -new -sha256 -key /etc/letsencrypt/keys/{{ domain_name }}.key -subj "/CN={{ domain_name }}" -reqexts SAN -config <(cat /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf <(echo $SANS)) | sudo tee "$CSR_PATH"
-      echo "changed"
-    fi
-  args:
-    executable: /bin/bash
-  register: key_output
-  changed_when: key_output.stdout == "changed" # this is probably wrong?
-- name: "Begin Let's Encrypt challenges"
-  acme_certificate:
-    acme_directory: "{{ acme_directory }}"
-    acme_version: "{{ acme_version }}"
-    account_key_src: "{{ letsencrypt_account_key }}"
-    account_email: "{{ acme_email }}"
-    terms_agreed: 1
-    challenge: "{{ acme_challenge_type }}"
-    csr: "{{ letsencrypt_csrs_dir }}/{{ domain_name }}.csr"
-    dest: "{{ letsencrypt_certs_dir }}/{{ domain_name }}.crt"
-    fullchain_dest: "{{ letsencrypt_certs_dir }}/fullchain_{{ domain_name }}.crt"
-    remaining_days: 91
-  register: acme_challenge_nilstrieb_dev
-- name: "Create .well-known/acme-challenge directory"
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /var/www/html/.well-known/acme-challenge
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
-- name: "Implement http-01 challenge files"
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    content: "{{ acme_challenge_nilstrieb_dev['challenge_data'][item]['http-01']['resource_value'] }}"
-    dest: "/var/www/html/{{ acme_challenge_nilstrieb_dev['challenge_data'][item]['http-01']['resource'] }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r
-  with_items:
-    - "vps2.{{ domain_name }}"
-- name: "Complete Let's Encrypt challenges"
-  acme_certificate:
-    acme_directory: "{{ acme_directory }}"
-    acme_version: "{{ acme_version }}"
-    account_key_src: "{{ letsencrypt_account_key }}"
-    account_email: "{{ acme_email }}"
-    challenge: "{{ acme_challenge_type }}"
-    csr: "{{ letsencrypt_csrs_dir }}/{{ domain_name }}.csr"
-    dest: "{{ letsencrypt_certs_dir }}/{{ domain_name }}.crt"
-    chain_dest: "{{ letsencrypt_certs_dir }}/chain_{{ domain_name }}.crt"
-    fullchain_dest: "{{ letsencrypt_certs_dir }}/fullchain_{{ domain_name }}"
-    data: "{{ acme_challenge_nilstrieb_dev }}"