diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yml b/ansible/inventory.yml
index 3d872b52a..b2c65447c 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory.yml
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ hosts:
         fedora39-x64-2: {ip: 134.209.172.40}
         fedora40-x64-1: {ip: 159.65.248.149}
         fedora40-x64-2: {ip: 162.243.187.89}
-        freebsd12-x64-1: {ip: 45.55.90.237, user: freebsd}
-        freebsd12-x64-2: {ip: 107.170.28.213, user: freebsd}
         freebsd13-x64-1: {ip: 138.197.25.49, user: freebsd, swap_file_size_mb: 2048}
         freebsd13-x64-2: {ip: 159.89.188.229, user: freebsd, swap_file_size_mb: 2048}
         rhel8-x64-1: {ip: 161.35.139.78, build_test_v8: yes, swap_file_size_mb: 2048}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/baselayout/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baselayout/tasks/main.yml
index 80a122410..20602b3db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baselayout/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baselayout/tasks/main.yml
@@ -124,13 +124,6 @@
     name: python3
     path: "/usr/bin/python3.8"
 
-- name: freebsd | update python package alternatives
-  when: os == "freebsd12"
-  file:
-    dest: "/usr/local/bin/python"
-    state: link
-    src: "/usr/local/bin/python2"
-
 - name: remove fortune from login shells
   when: os|stripversion == 'freebsd'
   lineinfile: