diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_setup_ds.py b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_setup_ds.py
index c7ac76631e43bfebedcb5fb5a5d49f39f7f2569b..b0dacaf33fadb61e402c985fd69a4cfcb521a6d8 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_setup_ds.py
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_setup_ds.py
@@ -228,15 +228,6 @@ def main():
     if options.subject_base is not None:
         options.subject_base = DN(options.subject_base)
     options.ca_subject = ansible_module.params.get('ca_subject')
-    ### dns ###
-    options.reverse_zones = ansible_module.params.get('reverse_zones')
-    options.no_reverse = ansible_module.params.get('no_reverse')
-    options.auto_reverse = ansible_module.params.get('auto_reverse')
-    options.forwarders = ansible_module.params.get('forwarders')
-    options.no_forwarders = ansible_module.params.get('no_forwarders')
-    options.auto_forwarders = ansible_module.params.get('auto_forwarders')
-    options.forward_policy = ansible_module.params.get('forward_policy')
-
     ### additional ###
     #options._host_name_overridden = ansible_module.params.get(
     #    '_hostname_overridden')
diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/tasks/install.yml b/roles/ipareplica/tasks/install.yml
index 33ee62e0692d16678748792742cc22d32e8eea09..6fd29299d4efe6d9710b1f70d15d12745e1a424e 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/tasks/install.yml
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@
       dirsrv_cert_files: "{{ ipareplica_dirsrv_cert_files | default([]) }}"
       ### client ###
       force_join: "{{ ipaclient_force_join }}"
-      ### dns ###
-      forward_policy: "{{ ipareplica_forward_policy | default(omit) }}"
       ### ad trust ###
       netbios_name: "{{ ipareplica_netbios_name | default(omit) }}"
       rid_base: "{{ ipareplica_rid_base | default(omit) }}"