diff --git a/tasks/croc.py b/tasks/croc.py
index 14a92a2..8b02c15 100644
--- a/tasks/croc.py
+++ b/tasks/croc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from pathlib import Path
 from packaging import version
 from pyinfra.operations import apk, server, files
 from pyinfra.facts.server import LinuxName
@@ -8,14 +7,9 @@ from pyinfra import host
 CROC_ALPINE_VERSION = version.parse("3.14")
 
 
-@deploy(
-    "install croc",
-    data_defaults={
-        "croc_install_directory": "/opt/croc",
-        "croc_bin_directory": "/usr/bin",
-    },
-)
+@deploy("install croc")
 def install_croc():
+
     # alpine provides croc in-repo as of 3.14
     if host.get_fact(LinuxName) == "Alpine":
         host_alpine_version = version.parse(host.data.alpine_version)
@@ -24,15 +18,11 @@ def install_croc():
             return
 
     # for everyone else, install manually
-    croc_dir = Path(host.data.croc_install_directory)
-    target_dir = host.data.croc_bin_directory
-    files.directory(str(croc_dir))
-    files.directory(target_dir)
-    result = files.download(
+    files.directory("/opt/croc")
+    files.download(
         "https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/download/v9.6.3/croc_9.6.3_Linux-64bit.tar.gz",
-        str(croc_dir / "croc.tar.gz"),
+        "/opt/croc/croc.tar.gz",
         md5sum="5550b0bfb50d0541cba790562c180bd7",
     )
-    if result.changed:
-        server.shell(f"tar xvf {croc_dir}/croc.tar.gz", _chdir=str(croc_dir))
-        server.shell(f"mv {croc_dir}/croc {target_dir}/croc", _chdir=str(croc_dir))
+    server.shell("tar xvf /opt/croc/croc.tar.gz", _chdir="/opt/croc")
+    server.shell("mv /opt/croc/croc /usr/bin/croc", _chdir="/opt/croc")
diff --git a/tasks/operations/git.py b/tasks/operations/git.py
index c90e835..ab452bd 100644
--- a/tasks/operations/git.py
+++ b/tasks/operations/git.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class GitFetch(FactBase):
 
 class GitRevListComparison(FactBase):
     def command(self, repo: str, branch: str):
-        assert branch
         return f"git -C {repo} rev-list HEAD..origin/{branch} | wc -l"
 
     def process(self, output):
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ def repo(
         # always fetch upstream branches (that way we can compare if the latest
         # commit has changed, and then we don't need to execute anything!)
         host.get_fact(GitFetch, repo=dest)
-        stdout = host.get_fact(GitRevListComparison, repo=dest, branch=current_branch)
+        stdout = host.get_fact(GitRevListComparison, repo=dest, branch=branch)
         repository_has_updates = stdout[0] != "0"
 
         # since we immediately always fetch, we will always be modifying the
diff --git a/tasks/piped.py b/tasks/piped.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 441e072..0000000
--- a/tasks/piped.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-from pyinfra import host
-from pyinfra.api import deploy
-from pyinfra.operations import files, server, dnf, postgresql, lxd
-from pyinfra.facts.server import Which
-from pyinfra.facts.lxd import LxdContainers
-
-from .operations.git import repo
-from .postgresql import install as install_postgresql
-from .pleroma import WithSecrets
-from .install_consul_server import template_and_install_systemd
-from .yts import lxc_shell
-
-
-@deploy(
-    "create lxc container that'll run piped",
-    data_defaults={"piped_container_name": "piped"},
-)
-def install_lxc_container():
-    containers = host.get_fact(LxdContainers)
-    ct_name = host.data.piped_container_name
-
-    found_piped_container = False
-    for container in containers:
-        if container["name"] == ct_name:
-            found_piped_container = True
-
-    if not found_piped_container:
-        lxd.container(
-            name="create piped container",
-            id=ct_name,
-            image="images:fedora/38",
-        )
-
-    # validate the ct is good
-    lxc_shell(ct_name, "env")
-
-
-@deploy("install piped backend")
-def install():
-    install_postgresql()
-    dnf.packages(
-        [
-            "java-17-openjdk-headless",
-        ]
-    )
-
-    with_secrets = WithSecrets(("piped_db_password",))
-
-    # TODO remove copypaste of this between piped and pleroma
-    has_postgres = host.get_fact(Which, command="psql")
-    postgres_kwargs = {}
-    if has_postgres:
-        postgres_kwargs = {"_sudo": True, "_sudo_user": "postgres"}
-
-    postgresql.role(
-        role=host.data.piped_db_user,
-        password=with_secrets.piped_db_password,
-        login=True,
-        **postgres_kwargs,
-    )
-
-    postgresql.database(
-        database=host.data.piped_db_name,
-        owner=host.data.piped_db_user,
-        encoding="UTF8",
-        **postgres_kwargs,
-    )
-
-    runner_user = "piped"
-    remote_main_home_path = f"/opt/piped"
-
-    # we really dont need to build the whole thing
-    # just croc the jar file manually
-
-    server.group(runner_user)
-    server.user(
-        user=runner_user,
-        present=True,
-        home=remote_main_home_path,
-        shell="/bin/false",
-        group=runner_user,
-        ensure_home=True,
-    )
-
-    config_output = files.template(
-        "./files/piped/config.properties",
-        dest=f"{remote_main_home_path}/config.properties",
-        user=runner_user,
-        group=runner_user,
-        mode=500,
-        env_dict=with_secrets,
-    )
-
-    template_and_install_systemd(
-        "./files/piped/piped.service.j2",
-        env_dict={
-            "user": runner_user,
-            "remote_main_home_path": remote_main_home_path,
-        },
-    )
diff --git a/tasks/postgresql.py b/tasks/postgresql.py
index 45b053c..841e132 100644
--- a/tasks/postgresql.py
+++ b/tasks/postgresql.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pyinfra.operations import dnf, systemd, server
 from pyinfra.facts.server import LinuxName, LinuxDistribution
 
 
-@deploy("Install PostgreSQL", data_defaults={"postgresql_version": 15})
+@deploy("Install PostgreSQL")
 def install():
     linux_name = host.get_fact(LinuxName)
     version = host.data.postgresql_version