diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
index 18d3656b..165fec23 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
@@ -48,25 +48,3 @@
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps' ]
 
-
-- block:
-
-  - name: Install the nscd service to work around dns timeouts
-    become_user: root 
-    apt: pkg=nscd state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-    when: dataminer_install_nscd is defined and dataminer_install_nscd
-    tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps', 'dm_nscd' ]
-
-  - name: Ensure thad the nscd service is enabled and running
-    become_user: root 
-    service: name=nscd state=restarted enabled=yes
-    when: dataminer_install_nscd is defined and dataminer_install_nscd
-    tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps', 'dm_nscd' ]
-
-  become: True
-  become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
-  when: 
-    - dataminer_app_install
-    - dataminer_install_nscd
-  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps' ]
-