diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
index 00a441bd8..b355aa770 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: is_redhat | bool
 
-# roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml ALSO does this:
+# roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml [no longer in use] ALSO did this:
 - name: 'Put FQDN & hostnames in /etc/hosts: "127.0.0.1 {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan"'
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/hosts
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml b/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml.deprecated
similarity index 93%
rename from roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml
rename to roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml.deprecated
index 35287778c..ce4a7467f 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml.deprecated
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# this (hosts.yml) WAS invoked by roles/network/tasks/main.yml up until 2019-12-10
+
 #TODO: Use vars instead of hardcoded values
 - name: Remove FQDN with 172.18.96.1 in /etc/hosts without LAN (if iiab_lan_iface == "none" and not installing)
   lineinfile: