diff --git a/playbooks/ood.yml b/playbooks/ood.yml
index f231a3146..1efb52152 100644
--- a/playbooks/ood.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ood.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
         when:
           - ansible_distribution == 'CentOS'
           - ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
-
-
     when:
       - authentication.httpd_auth is defined
       - authentication.httpd_auth == 'basic'
@@ -70,16 +68,6 @@
   - name: Set up PAM authentication for OOD
     include_role:
       name: ood_pam_auth
-    when: 
-      - ((ansible_distribution == 'CentOS') and (ansible_distribution_major_version == '7')) or (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu')
-
-  - name: Set up mod_authnz_external modules (for cyclecloud proxy)
-    yum:
-      name: mod_authnz_external,pwauth
-      lock_timeout: 180  
-    when: 
-      - ansible_distribution == 'AlmaLinux'
-      - ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
 
   - name: Retrieve OIDC secret
     block:
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/ood_pam_auth/tasks/AlmaLinux/8.yml b/playbooks/roles/ood_pam_auth/tasks/AlmaLinux/8.yml
index 9a8a38990..52d67a642 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/ood_pam_auth/tasks/AlmaLinux/8.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/ood_pam_auth/tasks/AlmaLinux/8.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Install mod_authnz_pam
+- name: Set up mod_authnz_external modules (for cyclecloud proxy)
   yum:
-    name: mod_authnz_pam
-    state: latest
-    lock_timeout : 180
-
-- name: Add LoadModule line to 55-authnz_pam.conf
-  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-    path: /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/55-authnz_pam.conf
-    search_string: 'LoadModule authnz_pam_module'
-    line: LoadModule authnz_pam_module modules/mod_authnz_pam.so
-
-- name: Set up PAM authentication
-  shell: |
-    cp /etc/pam.d/sshd /etc/pam.d/ood
-    chmod 640 /etc/shadow
-    chgrp apache /etc/shadow
-  args:
-    creates: /etc/pam.d/ood
+    name: mod_authnz_external,pwauth
+    lock_timeout: 180