diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
index bf138974a1..016fdf6045 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ options:
     choices: ["yes", "no"]
     aliases: []
 
-  installroot:
-    description:
-      - Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages
-        will be installed.
-    required: false
-    version_added: "2.3"
-    default: "/"
-
 notes: []
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements:
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@ requirements:
 author:
   - '"Igor Gnatenko (@ignatenkobrain)" <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com>'
   - '"Cristian van Ee (@DJMuggs)" <cristian at cvee.org>'
-  - "Berend De Schouwer (github.com/berenddeschouwer)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -185,7 +176,7 @@ def _ensure_dnf(module):
                     " Please install `{0}` package.".format(package))
 
 
-def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, installroot='/'):
+def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check):
     """Configure the dnf Base object."""
     conf = base.conf
 
@@ -198,9 +189,6 @@ def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, installroot='/')
     # Don't prompt for user confirmations
     conf.assumeyes = True
 
-    # Set installroot
-    conf.installroot = installroot
-
     # Change the configuration file path if provided
     if conf_file:
         # Fail if we can't read the configuration file.
@@ -230,10 +218,10 @@ def _specify_repositories(base, disablerepo, enablerepo):
             repo.enable()
 
 
-def _base(module, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, disablerepo, enablerepo, installroot):
+def _base(module, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, disablerepo, enablerepo):
     """Return a fully configured dnf Base object."""
     base = dnf.Base()
-    _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, installroot)
+    _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check)
     _specify_repositories(base, disablerepo, enablerepo)
     base.fill_sack(load_system_repo='auto')
     return base
@@ -462,7 +450,6 @@ def main():
             list=dict(),
             conf_file=dict(default=None, type='path'),
             disable_gpg_check=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
-            installroot=dict(default='/', type='path'),
         ),
         required_one_of=[['name', 'list']],
         mutually_exclusive=[['name', 'list']],
@@ -474,7 +461,7 @@ def main():
     if params['list']:
         base = _base(
             module, params['conf_file'], params['disable_gpg_check'],
-            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'], params['installroot'])
+            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'])
         list_items(module, base, params['list'])
     else:
         # Note: base takes a long time to run so we want to check for failure
@@ -483,7 +470,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="This command has to be run under the root user.")
         base = _base(
             module, params['conf_file'], params['disable_gpg_check'],
-            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'], params['installroot'])
+            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'])
 
         ensure(module, base, params['state'], params['name'])
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
index cfc3b059ba..18e7171390 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ options:
     choices: ["yes", "no"]
     version_added: "2.1"
 
-  installroot:
-    description:
-      - Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages
-        will be installed.
-    required: false
-    version_added: "2.3"
-    default: "/"
-    aliases: []
-
 notes:
   - When used with a loop of package names in a playbook, ansible optimizes
     the call to the yum module.  Instead of calling the module with a single
@@ -165,8 +156,6 @@ requirements: [ yum ]
 author:
     - "Ansible Core Team"
     - "Seth Vidal"
-    - "Eduard Snesarev (github.com/verm666)"
-    - "Berend De Schouwer (github.com/berenddeschouwer)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -223,18 +212,12 @@ BUFSIZE = 65536
 def_qf = "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}"
 rpmbin = None
 
-def yum_base(conf_file=None, installroot='/'):
+def yum_base(conf_file=None):
 
     my = yum.YumBase()
     my.preconf.debuglevel=0
     my.preconf.errorlevel=0
     my.preconf.plugins = True
-    #my.preconf.releasever = '/'
-    if installroot != '/':
-        # do not setup installroot by default, because of error
-        # CRITICAL:yum.cli:Config Error: Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.conf
-        # in old yum version (like in CentOS 6.6)
-        my.conf.installroot=installroot
     if conf_file and os.path.exists(conf_file):
         my.preconf.fn = conf_file
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
@@ -287,7 +270,7 @@ def po_to_nevra(po):
     else:
         return '%s-%s-%s.%s' % (po.name, po.version, po.release, po.arch)
 
-def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, is_pkg=False, installroot='/'):
+def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, is_pkg=False):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -296,7 +279,7 @@ def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
     if not repoq:
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -343,7 +326,7 @@ def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
     return []
 
-def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
+def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -353,7 +336,7 @@ def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -387,7 +370,7 @@ def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
     return []
 
-def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
+def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -400,7 +383,7 @@ def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_r
         updates = []
 
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -439,7 +422,7 @@ def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_r
             
     return set()
 
-def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
+def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -456,7 +439,7 @@ def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None,
 
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -492,7 +475,7 @@ def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None,
             out += out2
             pkgs = set([ p for p in out.split('\n') if p.strip() ])
             if not pkgs:
-                pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)
+                pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file, qf=qf)
             return pkgs
         else:
             module.fail_json(msg='Error from repoquery: %s: %s' % (cmd, err + err2))
@@ -587,7 +570,7 @@ def repolist(module, repoq, qf="%{repoid}"):
         ret = set([ p for p in out.split('\n') if p.strip() ])
     return ret
 
-def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff, installroot='/'):
+def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff):
 
     qf = "%{name}|%{epoch}|%{version}|%{release}|%{arch}|%{repoid}"
     # is_installed goes through rpm instead of repoquery so it needs a slightly different format
@@ -597,17 +580,17 @@ def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff, installroot='/'):
         repoq += ['-c', conf_file]
 
     if stuff == 'installed':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'updates':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_update(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_update(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'available':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_available(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_available(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'repos':
         return [ dict(repoid=name, state='enabled') for name in sorted(repolist(module, repoq)) if name.strip() ]
     else:
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf, installroot=installroot) + is_available(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf) + is_available(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
 
-def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
+def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
     pkgs = []
     res = {}
@@ -633,7 +616,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
             nvra = local_nvra(module, spec)
 
             # look for them in the rpmdb
-            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                 # if they are there, skip it
                 continue
             pkg = spec
@@ -643,7 +626,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
             # download package so that we can check if it's already installed
             package = fetch_rpm_from_url(spec, module=module)
             nvra = local_nvra(module, package)
-            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                 # if it's there, skip it
                 continue
             pkg = package
@@ -659,13 +642,13 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
             # short circuit all the bs - and search for it as a pkg in is_installed
             # if you find it then we're done
             if not set(['*','?']).intersection(set(spec)):
-                installed_pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True, installroot=installroot)
+                installed_pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True)
                 if installed_pkgs:
                     res['results'].append('%s providing %s is already installed' % (installed_pkgs[0], spec))
                     continue
 
             # look up what pkgs provide this
-            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
+            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos)
             if not pkglist:
                 res['msg'] += "No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec
                 res['results'].append("No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec)
@@ -685,7 +668,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
 
             found = False
             for this in pkglist:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True, installroot=installroot):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True):
                     found = True
                     res['results'].append('%s providing %s is already installed' % (this, spec))
                     break
@@ -696,7 +679,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
             # but virt provides should be all caught in what_provides on its own.
             # highly irritating
             if not found:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                     found = True
                     res['results'].append('package providing %s is already installed' % (spec))
                     
@@ -764,7 +747,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, i
     return res
 
 
-def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
+def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
     pkgs = []
     res = {}
@@ -779,7 +762,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
         if pkg.startswith('@'):
             is_group = True
         else:
-            if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+            if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                 res['results'].append('%s is not installed' % pkg)
                 continue
 
@@ -808,7 +791,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
         for pkg in pkgs:
             if not pkg.startswith('@'): # we can't sensibly check for a group being uninstalled reliably
                 # look to see if the pkg shows up from is_installed. If it doesn't
-                if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos,installroot=installroot):
+                if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                     res['changed'] = True
                 else:
                     module.fail_json(**res)
@@ -818,7 +801,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
 
     return res
 
-def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
+def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
     res = {}
     res['results'] = []
@@ -876,11 +859,11 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
                 continue
             # dep/pkgname  - find it
             else:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                     pkgs['update'].append(spec)
                 else:
                     pkgs['install'].append(spec)
-            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
+            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos)
             # FIXME..? may not be desirable to throw an exception here if a single package is missing
             if not pkglist:
                 res['msg'] += "No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec
@@ -890,7 +873,7 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
 
             nothing_to_do = True
             for this in pkglist:
-                if spec in pkgs['install'] and is_available(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
+                if spec in pkgs['install'] and is_available(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
                     nothing_to_do = False
                     break
 
@@ -977,7 +960,7 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, in
     return res
 
 def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
-           disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoq, installroot='/'):
+           disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoq):
 
     # fedora will redirect yum to dnf, which has incompatibilities
     # with how this module expects yum to operate. If yum-deprecated
@@ -1010,19 +993,12 @@ def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
         e_cmd = ['--exclude=%s' % exclude]
         yum_basecmd.extend(e_cmd)
 
-    if installroot != '/':
-        # do not setup installroot by default, because of error
-        # CRITICAL:yum.cli:Config Error: Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.conf
-        # in old yum version (like in CentOS 6.6)
-        e_cmd = ['--installroot=%s' % installroot]
-        yum_basecmd.extend(e_cmd)
-
     if state in ['installed', 'present', 'latest']:
 
         if module.params.get('update_cache'):
             module.run_command(yum_basecmd + ['makecache'])
 
-        my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
+        my = yum_base(conf_file)
         try:
             if disablerepo:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(disablerepo)
@@ -1045,13 +1021,13 @@ def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
     if state in ['installed', 'present']:
         if disable_gpg_check:
             yum_basecmd.append('--nogpgcheck')
-        res = install(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
+        res = install(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
     elif state in ['removed', 'absent']:
-        res = remove(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
+        res = remove(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
     elif state == 'latest':
         if disable_gpg_check:
             yum_basecmd.append('--nogpgcheck')
-        res = latest(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
+        res = latest(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
     else:
         # should be caught by AnsibleModule argument_spec
         module.fail_json(msg="we should never get here unless this all"
@@ -1086,7 +1062,6 @@ def main():
             disable_gpg_check=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
             update_cache=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
             validate_certs=dict(required=False, default="yes", type='bool'),
-            installroot=dict(required=False, default="/", type='str'),
             # this should not be needed, but exists as a failsafe
             install_repoquery=dict(required=False, default="yes", type='bool'),
         ),
@@ -1101,14 +1076,14 @@ def main():
         repoquerybin = ensure_yum_utils(module)
         if not repoquerybin:
             module.fail_json(msg="repoquery is required to use list= with this module. Please install the yum-utils package.")
-        results = dict(results=list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, params['conf_file'], params['list'], params['installroot']))
+        results = dict(results=list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, params['conf_file'], params['list']))
 
     else:
         # If rhn-plugin is installed and no rhn-certificate is available on
         # the system then users will see an error message using the yum API.
         # Use repoquery in those cases.
 
-        my = yum_base(params['conf_file'], params['installroot'])
+        my = yum_base(params['conf_file'])
         # A sideeffect of accessing conf is that the configuration is
         # loaded and plugins are discovered
         my.conf
@@ -1130,8 +1105,7 @@ def main():
         disablerepo = params.get('disablerepo', '')
         disable_gpg_check = params['disable_gpg_check']
         results = ensure(module, state, pkg, params['conf_file'], enablerepo,
-                     disablerepo, disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoquery,
-                     params['installroot'])
+                     disablerepo, disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoquery)
         if repoquery:
             results['msg'] = '%s %s' % (results.get('msg',''),
                     'Warning: Due to potential bad behaviour with rhnplugin and certificates, used slower repoquery calls instead of Yum API.')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
index d37f5ed882..b381334086 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
@@ -210,33 +210,3 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - non_existent_rpm|failed
-
-# Install in installroot='/'.  This should be identical to default
-- name: install sos in /
-  dnf: name=sos state=present installroot='/'
-  register: dnf_result
-
-- name: check sos with rpm in /
-  shell: rpm -q sos --root=/
-  failed_when: False
-  register: rpm_result
-
-- debug: var=dnf_result
-- debug: var=rpm_result
-
-- name: verify installation of sos in /
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "not dnf_result.failed | default(False)"
-        - "dnf_result.changed"
-        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
-
-- name: verify dnf module outputs in /
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "'changed' in dnf_result"
-        - "'results' in dnf_result"
-
-- name: uninstall sos in /
-  dnf: name=sos installroot='/'
-  register: dnf_result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cd2a21be6..0000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# make a installroot
-- name: Create installroot
-  local_action:
-    module: command mktemp -d "{{ lookup('env', 'TMPDIR') | default('/tmp', true) }}/ansible.test.XXXXXX"
-  register: dnfroot
-
-- name: Make a necessary directory
-  file:
-    path: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/etc/dnf/vars/"
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0755
-
-- name: Populate directory
-  copy:
-    content: "{{ ansible_distribution_version }}\n"
-    dest: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/etc/dnf/vars/releasever"
-
-# This will drag in > 200 MB.
-- name: attempt installroot
-  dnf: name=sos installroot="/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/" disable_gpg_check=yes
-  register: dnf_result
-
-- name: check sos with rpm in installroot
-  shell: rpm -q sos --root="/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/"
-  failed_when: False
-  register: rpm_result
-
-- debug: var=dnf_result
-- debug: var=rpm_result
-
-- name: verify installation of sos in installroot
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "not dnf_result.failed | default(False)"
-        - "dnf_result.changed"
-        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
-
-- name: verify dnf module outputs in /
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "'changed' in dnf_result"
-        - "'results' in dnf_result"
-
-- name: cleanup installroot
-  file:
-    path: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/"
-    state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
index 4a9addb573..755c807e7d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,5 @@
 
 # Note: We install the yum package onto Fedora so that this will work on dnf systems
 # We want to test that for people who don't want to upgrade their systems.
-
 - include: 'dnf.yml'
   when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and False) or (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 23)
-
-- include: 'dnfinstallroot.yml'
-  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and False) or (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 23)  
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
index 5670171d5c..209362d44e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,14 +19,4 @@
 # Note: We install the yum package onto Fedora so that this will work on dnf systems
 # We want to test that for people who don't want to upgrade their systems.
 - include: 'yum.yml'
-  when: ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux', 'Fedora'] and
-        ansible_python.version.major == 2
-
-# We can't run yum --installroot tests on dnf systems.  Dnf systems revert to
-# yum-deprecated, and yum-deprecated refuses to run if yum.conf exists
-# so we cannot configure yum-deprecated correctly in an empty /tmp/fake.root/
-# It will always run with $releasever unset
-- include: 'yuminstallroot.yml'
-  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] or
-        (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version < 23)) and
-        ansible_python.version.major == 2
+  when: ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux', 'Fedora'] and ansible_python.version.major == 2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
index 8299ec587d..f285326f5f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
@@ -197,35 +197,3 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - non_existent_rpm|failed
-
-# Install in installroot='/'
-- name: install sos
-  yum: name=sos state=present installroot='/'
-  register: yum_result
-
-- name: check sos with rpm
-  shell: rpm -q sos --root=/
-  failed_when: False
-  register: rpm_result
-
-- debug: var=yum_result
-- debug: var=rpm_result
-
-- name: verify installation of sos
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "yum_result.rc == 0"
-        - "yum_result.changed"
-        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
-
-- name: verify yum module outputs
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "'changed' in yum_result"
-        - "'msg' in yum_result"
-        - "'rc' in yum_result"
-        - "'results' in yum_result"
-
-- name: uninstall sos
-  yum: name=sos installroot='/'
-  register: yum_result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0663027304..0000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# make a installroot
-- name: Create installroot
-  local_action:
-    module: command mktemp -d "{{ lookup('env', 'TMPDIR') | default('/tmp', true) }}/ansible.test.XXXXXX"
-  register: yumroot
-
-#- name: Populate directory
-#  file:
-#    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/"
-#    state: directory
-#    mode: 0755
-#
-#- name: Populate directory2
-#  copy:
-#    content: "[main]\ndistropkgver={{ ansible_distribution_version }}\n"
-#    dest: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum.conf"
-
-- name: Make a necessary directory
-  file:
-    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum/vars/"
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0755
-
-- name: Populate directory
-  copy:
-    content: "{{ ansible_lsb.major_release }}\n"
-    dest: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum/vars/releasever"
-
-# This will drag in > 200 MB.
-- name: attempt installroot
-  yum: name=sos installroot="/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/" disable_gpg_check=yes
-  register: yum_result
-  
-- name: check sos with rpm in installroot
-  shell: rpm -q sos --root="/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/"
-  failed_when: False
-  register: rpm_result
-
-- debug: var=yum_result
-- debug: var=rpm_result
-
-- name: verify installation of sos
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "yum_result.rc == 0"
-        - "yum_result.changed"
-        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
-
-- name: verify yum module outputs
-  assert:
-    that:
-        - "'changed' in yum_result"
-        - "'msg' in yum_result"
-        - "'rc' in yum_result"
-        - "'results' in yum_result"
-
-- name: cleanup installroot
-  file:
-    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/"
-    state: absent