diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
index 3d29c796..3484cd4d 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ jobs:
       Loc_27_4:
         python.version: '2.7'
         tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible4
-      Loc_27_5:
-        python.version: '2.7'
-        tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible5
 
       # NOTE: this hangs when ran in Ubuntu 18.04
       Van_27_210:
@@ -79,11 +76,6 @@ jobs:
         tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible4
         STRATEGY: linear
         ANSIBLE_SKIP_TAGS: resource_intensive
-      Van_27_5:
-        python.version: '2.7'
-        tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible5
-        STRATEGY: linear
-        ANSIBLE_SKIP_TAGS: resource_intensive
 
 - job: MacLatest
   # vanilla Ansible is really slow
@@ -111,8 +103,6 @@ jobs:
         tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible3
       Loc_27_4:
         tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible4
-      Loc_27_5:
-        tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible5
 
       # NOTE: this hangs when ran in Ubuntu 18.04
       Van_27_210:
@@ -127,10 +117,6 @@ jobs:
         tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible4
         STRATEGY: linear
         ANSIBLE_SKIP_TAGS: resource_intensive
-      Van_27_5:
-        tox.env: py27-mode_localhost-ansible5
-        STRATEGY: linear
-        ANSIBLE_SKIP_TAGS: resource_intensive
 
 - job: Linux
   pool:
@@ -270,9 +256,6 @@ jobs:
       Ans_27_4:
         python.version: '2.7'
         tox.env: py27-mode_ansible-ansible4
-      Ans_27_5:
-        python.version: '2.7'
-        tox.env: py27-mode_ansible-ansible5
 
       Ans_36_210:
         python.version: '3.6'
@@ -283,9 +266,6 @@ jobs:
       Ans_36_4:
         python.version: '3.6'
         tox.env: py36-mode_ansible-ansible4
-      Ans_36_5:
-        python.version: '3.6'
-        tox.env: py36-mode_ansible-ansible5
 
       Ans_39_210:
         python.version: '3.9'