diff --git a/_plugins/rosindex_generator.rb b/_plugins/rosindex_generator.rb
index 5b5232b..6a452bd 100644
--- a/_plugins/rosindex_generator.rb
+++ b/_plugins/rosindex_generator.rb
@@ -1256,55 +1256,6 @@ def generate(site)
         end
       end
 
-      # add additional repo instances to the main dict
-      Dir.glob(File.join(site.config['repos_path'],'*.yaml')) do |repo_filename|
-
-        # limit repos if requested
-        #if site.config['max_repos'] > 0 and @all_repos.length > site.config['max_repos'] then break end
-
-        # read in the repo data
-        repo_name = File.basename(repo_filename, File.extname(repo_filename)).to_s
-        repo_data = YAML.load_file(repo_filename)
-
-        puts " - Adding repositories for " << repo_name
-
-        # add all the instances
-        repo_data['instances'].each do |instance|
-
-          # create a new repo structure for this remote
-          repo = Repo.new(
-            repo_name,
-            instance['type'],
-            instance['uri'],
-            instance['purpose'],
-            @checkout_path)
-
-          uri = repo.uri
-
-          dputs " -- Added repo for " << repo.name << " instance: " << repo.id << " from uri " << repo.uri.to_s
-
-          # add distro versions for instance
-          $all_distros.each do |distro|
-
-            # get the explicit version identifier for this distro
-            explicit_version = if instance.key?('distros') and instance['distros'].key?(distro) and instance['distros'][distro].key?('version') then instance['distros'][distro]['version'] else nil end
-
-            # add the specific version from this instance
-            repo.snapshots[distro].version = explicit_version
-            repo.snapshots[distro].released = false
-          end
-
-          # store this repo in the unique index
-          @all_repos[repo.id] = repo
-
-          # store this repo in the name index
-          @repo_names[repo.name].instances[repo.id] = repo
-          if instance['default'] or @repo_names[repo.name].default.nil?
-            @repo_names[repo.name].default = repo
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
       puts "Found " << @all_repos.length.to_s << " repositories corresponding to " << @repo_names.length.to_s << " repo identifiers."
     end