diff --git a/installer/build.yml b/installer/build.yml
index 8ef6f2b1ce..0bea5821e3 100644
--- a/installer/build.yml
+++ b/installer/build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Build AWX Docker Images
-  hosts: all
+  hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: true
   roles:
     - {role: image_build}
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
index d14530b7a2..e2c73719b4 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 - name: Verify awx-logos directory exists for official install
   stat:
     path: "../../awx-logos"
-  delegate_to: localhost
   register: logosdir
   failed_when: logosdir.stat.isdir is not defined or not logosdir.stat.isdir
   when: awx_official|default(false)|bool
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
   copy:
     src: "../../awx-logos/awx/ui/client/assets/"
     dest: "../awx/ui_next/public/static/media/"
-  delegate_to: localhost
   when: awx_official|default(false)|bool
 
 - name: Set awx image name
@@ -27,16 +25,13 @@
   template:
     src: Dockerfile.j2
     dest: ../Dockerfile
-  delegate_to: localhost
 
 # Calling Docker directly because docker-py doesnt support BuildKit
 - name: Build AWX image
   command: docker build -t {{ awx_image }}:{{ awx_version }} ..
-  delegate_to: localhost
   when: use_container_for_build|default(true)|bool
 
 - name: Tag awx images as latest
   command: "docker tag {{ item }}:{{ awx_version }} {{ item }}:latest"
-  delegate_to: localhost
   with_items:
     - "{{ awx_image }}"
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_push/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/image_push/tasks/main.yml
index e005af1096..9561af8ac8 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_push/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/image_push/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     password: "{{ docker_registry_password }}"
     reauthorize: true
   when: docker_registry is defined and docker_registry_password is defined
-  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Remove local images to ensure proper push behavior
   block:
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
         name: "{{ docker_registry }}/{{ docker_registry_repository }}/{{ awx_image }}"
         tag: "{{ awx_version }}"
         state: absent
-  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Tag and Push Container Images
   block:
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@
       with_items:
         - "latest"
         - "{{ awx_version }}"
-  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Set full image path for Registry
   set_fact: