diff --git a/roles/calibre/tasks/create-db.yml b/roles/calibre/tasks/create-db.yml
index c2723d1d8..e6132da29 100644
--- a/roles/calibre/tasks/create-db.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre/tasks/create-db.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     url: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/{{ calibre_sample_book }}"
     dest: "{{ content_base }}/downloads"
     timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
-  when: internet_available and not sample_bk.stat.exists
+  when: not sample_bk.stat.exists
 
 - name: Check if sample book exists in /opt/iiab/downloads
   stat:
diff --git a/roles/calibre/tasks/debs.yml b/roles/calibre/tasks/debs.yml
index bb620dd0a..9de9fe3d6 100644
--- a/roles/calibre/tasks/debs.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre/tasks/debs.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 - name: Upgrade to latest Calibre using .deb's from testing (rpi)
   command: scripts/calibre-install-latest-rpi.sh    # WORKED for Calibre 3.33.1 on 2018-10-23.  And Calibre 3.28 on 2018-07-26 (PR #971).  Likewise for Calibre 3.26.x.  FAILED with Calibre 3.24+ ("calibre : Depends: python-pyqt5 (>= 5.10.1+dfsg-2) but 5.10.1+dfsg-1+rpi1 is to be installed") since June 2018.
-  when: is_raspbian and internet_available
+  when: is_raspbian
 
 #- name: Download PINNED version {{ calibre_deb_pin_version }} of calibre & calibre-bin (rpi)
 #  get_url:
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
 
 - name: Install/Upgrade to Calibre testing .deb's (not rpi)
   command: scripts/calibre-install-latest.sh
-  when: (not is_raspbian) and internet_available
+  when: (not is_raspbian)
   #when: (not is_raspbian) and (is_debian_9 or is_ubuntu_16) and internet_available
   #when: not is_raspbian and not is_ubuntu_18 and internet_available
 
 - name: Install/Upgrade to Calibre unstable .deb's IF calibre_unstable_debs
   command: scripts/calibre-install-unstable.sh
-  when: calibre_unstable_debs and internet_available
+  when: calibre_unstable_debs
diff --git a/roles/calibre/tasks/py-installer.yml b/roles/calibre/tasks/py-installer.yml
index 29f9b3265..0673446cb 100644
--- a/roles/calibre/tasks/py-installer.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre/tasks/py-installer.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     backup: yes
     timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
   register: calibre_download_output
-  when: internet_available
 
 # ALWAYS DEFINED, DESPITE get_url DOCUMENTATION CLAIM...
 # - debug:
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
   # meta: end_play
   fail:
     msg: "{{ downloads_dir }}/calibre-installer.py and an Internet connection are REQUIRED in order to install Calibre!"
-  when: (not calib_inst.stat.exists) or (not internet_available)
+  when: (not calib_inst.stat.exists)
   #when: (not calib_inst.stat.exists) or (not internet_available and not calib_uninst.stat.exists)
 
 # INSTALL THE LATEST CALIBRE (calibre, calibredb, calibre-server etc)
@@ -53,4 +52,3 @@
   shell: "{{ downloads_dir }}/calibre-installer.py >> /dev/null"
   #args:
   #  creates: /usr/bin/calibre-uninstall
-  when: internet_available