diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 646dae9..0ad11f1 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@
     state: present
   become: yes
 
-- name: Install buster dependencies
-  apt:
-    name:
-       - python-psycopg2
-    state: present
-  become: yes
-  when: ansible_distribution_release == "buster"
-
-
 - name: "create the postgresql user named {{user}}"
   postgresql_user:
     name: "{{user}}"
diff --git a/test-nspawn b/test-nspawn
index 9364a78..540cafa 100755
--- a/test-nspawn
+++ b/test-nspawn
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -ex
 
-if [ $1 = buster ] || [ $1 = bullseye ] || [ $1 = bookworm ]
+if [ $1 = bullseye ] || [ $1 = bookworm ]
 then
     suite=$1
     image=publik-devinst-$suite