diff --git a/schutzbot/deploy.sh b/schutzbot/deploy.sh
index f0b4b54b..1586d2f5 100755
--- a/schutzbot/deploy.sh
+++ b/schutzbot/deploy.sh
@@ -42,16 +42,9 @@ gpgcheck=0
 priority=10
 EOF
 
-if [[ $ID == rhel ]] && [[ ${VERSION_ID%.*} == 8 ]]; then
+if [[ $ID == rhel || $ID == centos ]] && ! rpm -q epel-release; then
     # Set up EPEL repository (for ansible and koji)
-    sudo dnf install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
-elif [[ $ID == rhel ]] && [[ ${VERSION_ID%.*} == 9 ]]; then
-    # we have our own small epel for EL9, let's install it
-
-    # install Red Hat certificate, otherwise dnf copr fails
-    curl -LO --insecure https://hdn.corp.redhat.com/rhel8-csb/RPMS/noarch/redhat-internal-cert-install-0.1-23.el7.csb.noarch.rpm
-    sudo dnf install -y ./redhat-internal-cert-install-0.1-23.el7.csb.noarch.rpm dnf-plugins-core
-    sudo dnf copr enable -y copr.devel.redhat.com/osbuild-team/epel-el9 "rhel-9.dev-$ARCH"
+    sudo dnf install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-${VERSION_ID%.*}.noarch.rpm
 fi
 
 # Install the Image Builder packages.