diff --git a/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml b/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
index 9776239..f91e21f 100644
--- a/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-- name: Tell ifupdown to rename network interfaces
-  copy:
-    dest: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/nameif
-    content: |
-      #!/bin/sh
-      nameif -s
-    mode: 0755
-  notify: restart networking
-
-- name: Configure interface names
-  template:
-    dest: /etc/mactab
-    src: mactab.j2
-    mode: 0644
-  notify: restart networking
-
 - name: Set up network interfaces
   template:
     dest: /etc/network/interfaces
@@ -104,8 +88,3 @@
     dest: /etc/logrotate.d/unattended-upgrade
     src: unattended-upgrade.logrotate
     mode: 0644
-
-- name: Configure MOTD
-  template:
-    dest: /etc/motd
-    src: motd.j2
diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 0787536..0000000
--- a/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{% for iface in interfaces | selectattr('mac_address') %}
-{{ iface.name }} {{ iface.mac_address | lower }}
-{% endfor %}
diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index a8a2841..0000000
--- a/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Welcome to {{ inventory_hostname }}.
-
-Trespassers will be shot.
-
-Survivors will be shot again.