diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/initialize_django.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/initialize_django.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f217fe..00000000
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/initialize_django.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Get the new deployment resource pod information.
-  k8s_info:
-    api_version: v1
-    kind: Pod
-    namespace: '{{ backup_pvc_namespace }}'
-    label_selectors:
-      - "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ deployment_name }}"
-      - "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by=awx-operator"
-      - "app.kubernetes.io/component=awx"
-    field_selectors:
-      - status.phase=Running
-  register: tower_pods
-
-- name: Set the resource pod name as a variable.
-  set_fact:
-    tower_pod_name: "{{ tower_pods['resources'][0]['metadata']['name'] | default('') }}"
-
-- name: Check if there are any super users defined.
-  k8s_exec:
-    namespace: "{{ meta.namespace }}"
-    pod: "{{ tower_pod_name }}"
-    container: "{{ meta.name }}-task"
-    command: >-
-      bash -c "echo 'from django.contrib.auth.models import User;
-      nsu = User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True, username='{{ tower_admin_user }}').count();
-      exit(0 if nsu > 0 else 1)'
-      | awx-manage shell"
-  ignore_errors: true
-  register: users_result
-  changed_when: users_result.return_code > 0
-
-- name: Update super user password via Django if it does exist (same password is a noop)
-  k8s_exec:
-    namespace: "{{ meta.namespace }}"
-    pod: "{{ tower_pod_name }}"
-    container: "{{ meta.name }}-task"
-    command: >-
-      bash -c "awx-manage update_password --username '{{ tower_admin_user }}' --password '{{ tower_admin_password }}'"
-  register: update_pw_result
-  changed_when: users_result.stdout == 'Password not updated'
-  when: users_result.return_code == 0
-
-- name: Create super user via Django if it doesn't exist.
-  k8s_exec:
-    namespace: "{{ meta.namespace }}"
-    pod: "{{ tower_pod_name }}"
-    container: "{{ meta.name }}-task"
-    command: >-
-      bash -c "echo \"from django.contrib.auth.models import User;
-      User.objects.create_superuser('{{ tower_admin_user }}', '{{ tower_admin_email }}', '{{ tower_admin_password }}')\"
-      | awx-manage shell"
-  when: users_result.return_code > 0
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
index 5d861909..7fda2e1c 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 
     - include_tasks: postgres.yml
 
-    - include_tasks: initialize_django.yml
-
     - name: Set flag signifying this restore was successful
       set_fact:
         tower_restore_complete: True