diff --git a/files/tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml b/files/tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d83f352a..00000000
--- a/files/tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-- set_fact:
-    project_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.."
-- set_fact:
-    project_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
-  when: zuul is defined
-- name: stat {{ project_dir }}
-  stat:
-    path: "{{ project_dir }}"
-  tags:
-    - no-cache
-  register: src_path
-- name: Let's make sure {{ project_dir }} is present
-  assert:
-    that:
-      - "src_path.stat.isdir"
diff --git a/files/zuul-install-requirements-rpms.yaml b/files/zuul-install-requirements-rpms.yaml
index 1a9743b6..63136ec0 100644
--- a/files/zuul-install-requirements-rpms.yaml
+++ b/files/zuul-install-requirements-rpms.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 - name: Install RPM dependencies for ogr
   hosts: all
+  vars:
+    project_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.."
   tasks:
-    - include_tasks: tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/generic-dnf-requirements.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/build-rpm-deps.yaml
     - name: Install deps as RPMs
diff --git a/files/zuul-reverse-dep-packit.yaml b/files/zuul-reverse-dep-packit.yaml
index 195f517f..a07cc0b3 100644
--- a/files/zuul-reverse-dep-packit.yaml
+++ b/files/zuul-reverse-dep-packit.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: Check if we are not breaking packit
   hosts: all
+  vars:
+    project_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.."
   tasks:
     - set_fact:
         reverse_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.projects['github.com/packit/packit'].src_dir }}"
-    - include_tasks: tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/generic-dnf-requirements.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/rpm-test-deps.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/packit-requirements.yaml
diff --git a/files/zuul-tests.yaml b/files/zuul-tests.yaml
index 592541fa..3b559c4c 100644
--- a/files/zuul-tests.yaml
+++ b/files/zuul-tests.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 - name: This is a recipe for how to run ogr tests
   hosts: all
+  vars:
+    project_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.."
   tasks:
-    - include_tasks: tasks/zuul-project-setup.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/rpm-test-deps.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/install-ogr.yaml
     - include_tasks: tasks/configure-git.yaml