diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
index bdcd15ea9..fb056b473 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
@@ -37,24 +37,30 @@
 # I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks"
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46664127/how-do-i-fail-a-task-in-ansible-if-the-variable-contains-a-boolean-value-i-want/46667499#46667499
 
-# 2020-01-23: checks 53 + 53 + up-to-53 vars...for now...expect this to change!
-# Should we remove {xo_services, activity_server, ejabberd_xs, idmgr} as these
-# are officially now UNMAINTAINED in default_vars.yml and
-# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/unmaintained-roles.txt etc?
+# 2020-01-23: Checks 53 + 53 + up-to-53 vars...for now...expect this to change!
+# 2020-09-26: Commented out 13 vars that are {mandatory, dependencies, or
+# unmaintained-for-years} for IIAB 7.2 release.  Keep in mind that vars will
+# come and go as IIAB evolves, so here are 6 important places to try to align:
+#
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/unmaintained-roles.txt
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/tests/test.yml
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/default_vars.yml
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/local_vars_min.yml
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/local_vars_medium.yml
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/local_vars_big.yml
 
-- name: Set vars_checklist for 47 + 47 + up-to-47 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
+- name: Set vars_checklist for 40 + 40 + up-to-40 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
   set_fact:
     vars_checklist:
       - hostapd
       - dhcpd
       - named
       - dnsmasq
-      - captiveportal
       - bluetooth
-      - wondershaper
+      #- wondershaper    # Umaintained
       - sshd
       - openvpn
-      - admin_console
+      - admin_console    # Coming soon
       #- nginx     # MANDATORY
       #- apache    # Dependency installed on demand, by other apps/services
       #- mysql     # MANDATORY
@@ -63,13 +69,13 @@
       - cups
       - samba
       - usb_lib
-      - xo_services
-      - activity_server
-      - ejabberd_xs
-      - idmgr
+      #- xo_services        # Umaintained
+      #- activity_server    # Umaintained
+      #- ejabberd_xs        # Umaintained
+      #- idmgr              # Umaintained
       - azuracast
-      - dokuwiki
-      - ejabberd
+      #- dokuwiki    # Umaintained
+      #- ejabberd    # Umaintained
       - elgg
       - gitea
       - lokole
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@
       - vnstat
       #- yarn    # Dependency installed on demand, by other apps/services
       - internetarchive
+      - captiveportal
       - minetest
       - calibre
       - calibreweb