diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/initialize_django.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/initialize_django.yml
index 9cba5c15..ab2fe1c4 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/initialize_django.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/initialize_django.yml
@@ -118,41 +118,3 @@
   register: cdo
   changed_when: "'added' in cdo.stdout"
   when: create_preload_data | bool
-
-- name: Check for presence of Deployment
-  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
-    api_version: apps/v1
-    kind: Deployment
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-    label_selectors:
-      - 'app.kubernetes.io/part-of={{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}'
-      - 'app.kubernetes.io/managed-by={{ deployment_type }}-operator'
-      - 'app.kubernetes.io/component={{ deployment_type }}'
-  register: _deployments
-  when: gating_version | length
-
-- name: Import auth configuration when needed
-  when:
-    - gating_version | length
-    - _deployments.resources | length > 0
-  block:
-    - name: Check for existing deployment
-      kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
-        api_version: "{{ api_version }}"
-        kind: "{{ kind }}"
-        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
-      register: existing_cr
-
-    - name: Import auth config when public_url is defined and gating version is defined
-      kubernetes.core.k8s_exec:
-        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-        pod: "{{ awx_web_pod_name }}"
-        container: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-web"
-        command: >-
-          bash -c "awx-manage import_auth_config_to_gateway"
-      when:
-        - public_base_url is defined
-        - existing_cr['resources'] | length
-        - existing_cr.resources[0].status.upgradedFrom is defined
-        - existing_cr.resources[0].status.upgradedFrom is version_compare(gating_version, '<')