diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 2c1dc45538..6efe4309c4 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -821,11 +821,6 @@ class RunJob(BaseTask):
             env['ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGINS'] = self.get_path_to('..', 'plugins', 'fact_caching')
             env['ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN'] = "tower"
             env['ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION'] = "tcp://127.0.0.1:%s" % str(settings.FACT_CACHE_PORT)
-
-        # Set artifact module path
-        # TODO: restrict this to workflow jobs, or JTs expecting artifacts
-        env['ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'] = self.get_path_to('..', 'plugins', 'library')
-
         return env
 
     def build_args(self, job, **kwargs):
diff --git a/awx/plugins/library/set_artifact.py b/awx/plugins/library/set_artifact.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 680b4bda96..0000000000
--- a/awx/plugins/library/set_artifact.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import * # noqa
-
-DOCUMENTATION = '''
----
-module: set_artifact
-short_description: Stash some Ansible variables for later
-description:
-    - Saves a user-specified JSON dictionary of variables from a playbook
-      for later use
-version_added: "2.2"
-options:
-requirements: [ ]
-author: Alan Rominger
-'''
-
-EXAMPLES = '''
-# Example fact output:
-
-# Simple specifying of an artifact dictionary, will be passed on callback
-- set_artifact:
-    data:
-        one_artifact: "{{ local_var * 2 }}"
-        another_artifact: "{{ some_registered_var.results | map(attribute='ansible_facts.some_fact') | list }}"
-
-
-# Specifying a local path to save the artifacts to
-- set_artifact:
-    data:
-        one_artifact: "{{ local_var * 2 }}"
-        another_artifact: "{{ some_registered_var.results | map(attribute='ansible_facts.some_fact') | list }}"
-    dest=/tmp/prefix-{{ inventory_hostname }}
-
-
-
-host | success >> {
-    "artifact_data": {}
-}
-'''
-
-def main():
-    import json
-    module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec = dict(
-            data=dict(
-                type='dict',
-                default={}
-            )
-        )
-    )
-    results = dict(
-        changed=True,
-        artifact_data=json.dumps(module.params.get('data'))
-    )
-    module.exit_json(**results)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()