diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opendevstack/provision/controller/ProjectApiController.java b/src/main/java/org/opendevstack/provision/controller/ProjectApiController.java
index 7eeca554..c4ada2ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opendevstack/provision/controller/ProjectApiController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opendevstack/provision/controller/ProjectApiController.java
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ private OpenProjectData createDeliveryChain(OpenProjectData project) throws IOEx
     }
 
     // create auxilaries - for design and for the ocp artifacts
-    String[] auxiliaryRepositories = {"occonfig-artifacts", "design"};
+    String[] auxiliaryRepositories = {}; // formerly {"occonfig-artifacts", "design"};
 
     if (project.getScmvcsUrl() == null) {
       // create the bugtracker project
@@ -542,9 +542,11 @@ private OpenProjectData createDeliveryChain(OpenProjectData project) throws IOEx
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(
           project.getScmvcsUrl(), bitbucketAdapter.getClass() + " did not return scmvcs url");
 
-      project.setRepositories(
-          bitbucketAdapter.createAuxiliaryRepositoriesForODSProject(
-              project, auxiliaryRepositories));
+      if (!auxiliaryRepositories.isEmpty()) {
+        project.setRepositories(
+            bitbucketAdapter.createAuxiliaryRepositoriesForODSProject(
+                project, auxiliaryRepositories));
+      }
 
       // provision platform projects
       project = jenkinsPipelineAdapter.createPlatformProjects(project);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opendevstack/provision/storage/LocalStorageTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opendevstack/provision/storage/LocalStorageTest.java
index 05d706ff..f49e96f3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opendevstack/provision/storage/LocalStorageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opendevstack/provision/storage/LocalStorageTest.java
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ public void upgradeExisting() throws Exception {
       Map<String, Map<URL_TYPE, String>> repositories = project.getRepositories();
 
       assertNotNull(repositories);
-      Map<URL_TYPE, String> occonfigrepo = repositories.get("odsew-occonfig-artifacts");
-
-      assertNotNull(occonfigrepo);
-
-      assertEquals(3, occonfigrepo.size());
-
       assertEquals(currentPath, project.getPhysicalLocation());
     } catch (Exception allErr) {
       throw allErr;
diff --git a/src/test/resources/20170101000000-test.txt b/src/test/resources/20170101000000-test.txt
index 83106712..f3fe61fd 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/20170101000000-test.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/20170101000000-test.txt
@@ -8,32 +8,5 @@
   
 	"key" : "TEST"
 ,
-  "repositories" : {
-    "odsew-design" : {
-      "clone" : [ {
-        "name" : "http",
-        "href" : "https://bb/scm/odsew/odsew-design.git"
-      }, {
-        "name" : "ssh",
-        "href" : "ssh://git@bb:7999/odsew/odsew-design.git"
-      } ],
-      "self" : [ {
-        "name" : null,
-        "href" : "https://bb/projects/ODSEW/repos/odsew-design/browse"
-      } ]
-    },
-    "odsew-occonfig-artifacts" : {
-      "clone" : [ {
-        "name" : "ssh",
-        "href" : "ssh://git@bb:7999/odsew/odsew-occonfig-artifacts.git"
-      }, {
-        "name" : "http",
-        "href" : "https://bb/scm/odsew/odsew-occonfig-artifacts.git"
-      } ],
-      "self" : [ {
-        "name" : null,
-        "href" : "https://bb/projects/ODSEW/repos/odsew-occonfig-artifacts/browse"
-      } ]
-    }
-  }
+  "repositories" : {}
 }
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