diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 201b18f..b0e24eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Both are reachable for administration only over WireGuard
 | `forgejo_runner` | services | Actions runner and its job labels |
 | `sillytavern` | services | SillyTavern on the WireGuard address |
 | `minecraft` | services | Paper server |
-| `minecraft_fossils` | services | retired: keeps the Fabric server stopped; world left in `/opt/minecraft-fossils/data` |
 | `xmpp` | services | ejabberd, apushd and tackygram for asxp.io; secrets stay in `/opt/xmpp/state` |
 | `xray` | services | Xray VLESS Reality on :443, config in the vault |
 | `restic_backup` | both | nightly restic backup to object storage, hel1 and fsn1 |
diff --git a/ansible/README.md b/ansible/README.md
index 073cd2c..1feb49b 100644
--- a/ansible/README.md
+++ b/ansible/README.md
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ Compose files without variables are plain files under
 ## Roles in site.yaml
 
 `base`, `traefik`, `crawler_alert`, `forgejo`, `forgejo_runner`,
-`sillytavern`, `minecraft`, `minecraft_fossils` (retired, keeps it
-stopped), `xmpp`, `xray`, `restic_backup`. Service roles go
+`sillytavern`, `minecraft`, `xmpp`, `xray`, `restic_backup`. Service roles go
 through `docker_service`, which writes the files, runs
 `docker compose up -d`, restarts on a config change and waits for the
 service to answer.
diff --git a/ansible/site.yaml b/ansible/site.yaml
index 333f253..4981aa0 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yaml
+++ b/ansible/site.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   roles:
     - { role: sillytavern, tags: [sillytavern] }
     - { role: minecraft, tags: [minecraft] }
-    - { role: minecraft_fossils, tags: [minecraft_fossils] }  # retired: stops it, before xmpp needs the RAM
     - { role: xmpp, tags: [xmpp] }
     - { role: xray, tags: [xray] }