diff --git a/apache.yml b/apache.yml
index b63d4ca..536f085 100644
--- a/apache.yml
+++ b/apache.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 - hosts:
   - code.kde.org
   - library.kde.org
   - lxr.kde.org
   - mason.kde.org
   - mimi.kde.org
   - nellie.kde.org
   - olios.kde.org
   - orbi.kde.org
   - overwatch.kde.org
   - racnoss.kde.org
   - rosetta.kde.org
-  - silk.kde.org
   - spring.kde.org
   - stumptown.kde.org
 
   roles:
   - apache
diff --git a/backups.yml b/backups.yml
index da39f53..70debbd 100644
--- a/backups.yml
+++ b/backups.yml
@@ -1,39 +1,38 @@
 ---
 - hosts:
   - olios.kde.org
   - mason.kde.org
   - cano.kde.org
   - shrek.kde.org
   - overwatch.kde.org
   - bluemchen.kde.org
   - fiesta.kde.org
   - recluse.kde.org
   - code.kde.org
   - stumptown.kde.org
 
   - mimi.kde.org
 
   - gohma.kde.org
   - spring.kde.org
-  - silk.kde.org
 
   - nellie.kde.org
   - racnoss.kde.org
   - orbi.kde.org
   - dalca.kde.org
   - ange.kde.org
   - pirate.kde.org
   - library.kde.org
   - rosetta.kde.org
   - letterbox.kde.org
   - thera.kde.org
   - mygalo.kde.org
   - komaci.kde.org
   - edulis.kde.org
 
   vars_files:
     - vars/backups.yml
     - vars/backups-vault.yml
 
   roles:
     - kde-backup
diff --git a/letsencrypt.yml b/letsencrypt.yml
index 466b5c7..2fdb476 100644
--- a/letsencrypt.yml
+++ b/letsencrypt.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 - hosts:
-  - silk.kde.org
   - olios.kde.org
   - rosetta.kde.org
   - library.kde.org
   - stumptown.kde.org
   - mimi.kde.org
   - code.kde.org
   - lxr.kde.org
   - overwatch.kde.org
   #- spring.kde.org # spring needs some manual work first
 
   roles:
   - letsencrypt
diff --git a/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vars.yml b/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vars.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ced765a..0000000
--- a/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vars.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-backup_directory: backups
-hetzner_backup_host: pirate
-
-# do not install borgbackup via backup_apt_dependencies;
-# silk's distro version doesn't have it, so there is a local copy
-# in ~root/bin
-
-backup_borg_passphrase: "{{vault_backup_borg_passphrase}}"
-
-allowed_ssh_users_extra: [kcoyle]
diff --git a/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vault.yml b/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vault.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f4ff30b..0000000
--- a/production/host_vars/silk.kde.org/vault.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
-39326630343662373963366131633730353333653366613639333435313266396463363866323263
-3630623735353161663432366131613236373261656264330a666237323733313863386231353634
-32373332313564306637333532663335663962316635653937366535306538326238666632643563
-6565653530336436330a363534383737356162393533373935613464383237343736373839383266
-36323062306637363937373861353338366566626564353638343230373561323334613330663863
-62366466636535636536393262343637353032303562616230663334656661633866613232316136
-346466313031333364623235313136393665
diff --git a/production/hosts b/production/hosts
index 24a3e13..67ba089 100644
--- a/production/hosts
+++ b/production/hosts
@@ -1,90 +1,88 @@
 #zivo.kde.org
 
 #shrek.kde.org
 
 bluemchen.kde.org
 
 cano.kde.org
 olios.kde.org
 
 fiesta.kde.org
 
 recluse.kde.org
 code.kde.org
 
 gohma.kde.org
 spring.kde.org
-silk.kde.org
 
 ange.kde.org
 lxr.kde.org
 joy.kde.org
 
 stumptown.kde.org
 
 dalca.kde.org
 dalca2.kde.org ansible_host=10.150.44.2 ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q root@dalca.kde.org"'
 
 overwatch.kde.org
 #overwatch-test.kde.org
 
 library.kde.org
 rosetta.kde.org
 
 pirate.kde.org
 racnoss.kde.org
 mimi.kde.org
 
 orbi.kde.org
 
 letterbox.kde.org
 
 mason.kde.org
 thera.kde.org
 mygalo.kde.org
 
 darwini.kde.org
 
 aranea.kde.org
 artonis.kde.org
 
 anepsion.kde.org
 charlotte.kde.org
 eresida.kde.org
 
 nephilia.kde.org
 komaci.kde.org
 edulis.kde.org
 
 micrea.kde.org
 milonia.kde.org
 platna.kde.org
 
 [anongit]
 mason.kde.org anongit_style=legacy
 
 
 [monitored]
 # Servers that are being monitored with Telegraf
 overwatch.kde.org
 #overwatch-test.kde.org
 bluemchen.kde.org
 rosetta.kde.org
 pirate.kde.org
 racnoss.kde.org
 mimi.kde.org
 gohma.kde.org
 orbi.kde.org
 recluse.kde.org
 code.kde.org
-silk.kde.org
 darwini.kde.org
 mason.kde.org
 ange.kde.org
 thera.kde.org
 mygalo.kde.org
 anepsion.kde.org
 
 [monitoring-server]
 overwatch.kde.org
 #overwatch-test.kde.org
diff --git a/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-silk.sh b/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-silk.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e90d1a1..0000000
--- a/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-silk.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-LOCATION=/root/{{backup_directory}}
-find $LOCATION -name "srv.*.tar.xz" -mtime +2 | xargs rm -f
-
-# Backup databases
-for DATABASE in `mysqlshow | grep -v "information_schema" | grep -v "performance_schema" | grep -v "mysql" | grep -v "stats" | tail -n+4 | awk '{print $2}'`; do
-    mysqldump --opt --quick --single-transaction --skip-extended-insert  --events --create-options --set-charset  $DATABASE > $LOCATION/db.$DATABASE.`date +%w`.sql
-    xz -f $LOCATION/db.$DATABASE.`date +%w`.sql
-done
-
-# Backup Piwik database
-DATABASE="stats"
-mysqldump --opt --quick --single-transaction --skip-extended-insert  --events --create-options --set-charset  $DATABASE > $LOCATION/db.$DATABASE.sql
-xz -f $LOCATION/db.$DATABASE.sql
-
-# Backup configuration and list of installed packages
-tar -czf $LOCATION/etc.`date +%w`.tgz -C / etc/
-tar -czf $LOCATION/crontabs.`date +%w`.tgz -C / var/spool/cron/
-dpkg -l > $LOCATION/dpkg.`date +%w`
-
-# Transfer the generated backups
-lftp -f ~/bin/backup-options
-
-# Borg backup time! Let's get ready to go...
-export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
-export BORG_PASSPHRASE='{{backup_borg_passphrase}}'
-
-{% set backup_creds = hetzner_backup_creds[hetzner_backup_host] %}
-BORG_SERVER="ssh://{{backup_creds.username}}@{{backup_creds.username}}.your-backup.de:23"
-
-# Backup /srv
-export BORG_REPO="$BORG_SERVER/./borg-backups/silk-srv"
-borg create --compression zlib,5 --exclude-caches --exclude /srv/www/paste.kde.org/app/storage/sessions/ ::'{hostname}-silk-srv-{now}' /srv/ 2>&1 | grep -v "Compacting segments"
-borg prune --prefix '{hostname}-' --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6 2>&1 | grep -v "Compacting segments"
-
-# Backup /home
-export BORG_REPO="$BORG_SERVER/./borg-backups/silk-homes"
-borg create --compression zlib,5 --exclude-caches ::'{hostname}-silk-homes-{now}' /home/ 2>&1 | grep -v "Compacting segments"
-borg prune --prefix '{hostname}-' --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6 2>&1 | grep -v "Compacting segments"