diff --git a/roles/opensmtpd/README.md b/roles/opensmtpd/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f28b4c..0000000
--- a/roles/opensmtpd/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Install opensmtpd and configure it for sending local mail through a relay.
-
-The NetBox configuration context must define `mail_relay` with the relay hostname and `mail_root` with the email address where mail for root should be forwarded.
diff --git a/roles/opensmtpd/handlers/main.yml b/roles/opensmtpd/handlers/main.yml
index af59e17..e361a88 100644
--- a/roles/opensmtpd/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/opensmtpd/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: restart smtpd
   service:
-    name: "{% if ansible_os_family == 'Alpine' %}smtpd{% else %}opensmtpd{% endif %}"
+    name: smtpd
     state: restarted
   when: "'handler' not in ansible_skip_tags"
diff --git a/roles/opensmtpd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/opensmtpd/tasks/main.yml
index 13cc8ba..a29fd41 100644
--- a/roles/opensmtpd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/opensmtpd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,17 @@
+# this role is currently for alpine linux only
+
 - name: Install mail server
   package:
     name: opensmtpd
 
-# Alpine puts its configuration in /etc/smtpd, Debian in /etc
-- when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-  block:
-    - name: Create configuration directory
-      file:
-        path: /etc/smtpd
-        state: directory
-
-    - name: Link configuration
-      file:
-        path: "/etc/smtpd/{{ item }}"
-        src: "/etc/{{ item }}"
-        state: link
-      loop:
-        - smtpd.conf
-        - aliases
-      notify: restart smtpd
-
 - name: Configure mail server
   template:
     dest: /etc/smtpd/smtpd.conf
     src: smtpd.conf.j2
-    follow: true
   notify: restart smtpd
 
-- name: Configure root mail alias
-  lineinfile:
-    path: /etc/smtpd/aliases
-    regexp: "^#? *root:"
-    line: "root: {{ mail_root }}"
-
 - name: Enable mail server
   service:
-    name: "{% if ansible_os_family == 'Alpine' %}smtpd{% else %}opensmtpd{% endif %}"
+    name: smtpd
     enabled: yes
     state: started