diff --git a/ansible.cfg.sample b/ansible.cfg.sample
index d00b305..3a0dcd2 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg.sample
+++ b/ansible.cfg.sample
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [defaults]
 remote_user = REMOTE_USER
 inventory = datacoop_hosts
+use_persistent_connections = True
diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 48d18ca..af940df 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -200,11 +200,6 @@ services:
     postgres_version: 14-alpine
     allowed_sender_domain: true
 
-  pinafore:
-    file: pinafore.yml
-    domain: "pinafore.{{ base_domain }}"
-    version: v2.5.0
-
   membersystem:
     file: membersystem.yml
     domain: "member.{{ base_domain }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/pinafore.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/pinafore.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ff57e7d..0000000
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/pinafore.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# vim: ft=yaml.ansible
----
-- name: Set up Pinafore
-  docker_container:
-    name: pinafore
-    image: "docker.data.coop/pinafore:{{ services.pinafore.version }}"
-    restart_policy: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - name: external_services
-    env:
-      VIRTUAL_HOST: "{{ services.pinafore.domain }}"
-      VIRTUAL_PORT: "4002"
-      LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ services.pinafore.domain }}"
-      LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"