diff --git a/roles/finalizer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/finalizer/defaults/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed97d539..00000000
--- a/roles/finalizer/defaults/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
----
diff --git a/roles/finalizer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/finalizer/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed97d539..00000000
--- a/roles/finalizer/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
----
diff --git a/watches.yaml b/watches.yaml
index 0a5f795b..edb90f99 100644
--- a/watches.yaml
+++ b/watches.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   group: awx.ansible.com
   kind: AWX
   playbook: /opt/ansible/main.yml
-  finalizer:
-    name: finalizer.awx.ansible.com
-    role: finalizer
 
 - version: v1beta1
   group: awx.ansible.com