diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
index f9c239b10..01ff42e18 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
@@ -8,41 +8,6 @@
     discovered_wan_iface: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.alias }}"
   when: ansible_default_ipv4.gateway is defined
 
-- name: "Verify gateway active: ping -c4 {{ ansible_default_ipv4.gateway }} -- using ansible_default_ipv4.gateway"
-  shell: ping -c4 "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.gateway }}" | grep icmp_seq=4 | wc -l
-  register: gw_active_test
-  when: discovered_wan_iface != "none"
-
-- name: "If gateway responded, set 'gw_active: True' and 'iiab_wan_iface: {{ discovered_wan_iface }}' -- using discovered_wan_iface"
-  set_fact:
-    iiab_wan_iface: "{{ discovered_wan_iface }}"    # Same as code on Line 70 !
-    gw_active: True
-  when: discovered_wan_iface != "none" and gw_active_test.stdout == "1"
-
-
-# Similar to roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml prereq for iiab-refresh-wiki-docs
-- name: 'Test for Internet access, using: {{ iiab_download_url }}/heart-beat.txt'
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/heart-beat.txt"
-    dest: /tmp/heart-beat.txt
-    #timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
-    # @jvonau recommends: 100sec is too much (keep 10sec default)
-  ignore_errors: True
-  #async: 10
-  #poll: 2
-  register: internet_access_test
-
-- name: "Set 'internet_available: True' if above download succeeded AND not disregard_network"
-  set_fact:
-    internet_available: True    # Initialized to 'False' in 0-init/defaults/main.yml
-  when: not internet_access_test.failed and not disregard_network
-
-- name: Remove downloaded Internet test file /tmp/heart-beat.txt
-  file:
-    path: /tmp/heart-beat.txt
-    state: absent
-
-
 # so this works
 - name: Interface count
   shell: ls /sys/class/net | grep -v {{ virtual_network_devices }} | wc | awk '{print $1}'
@@ -284,10 +249,6 @@
     option: "{{ item.option }}"
     value: "{{ item.value | string }}"
   with_items:
-    - option: gw_active
-      value: "{{ gw_active }}"
-    - option: internet_available
-      value: "{{ internet_available }}"
     - option: has_ifcfg_gw
       value: "{{ has_ifcfg_gw }}"
     - option: prior_gateway_device