diff --git a/ansible/config_sonic_basedon_testbed.yml b/ansible/config_sonic_basedon_testbed.yml
index 8d732af6ccd..aba35820f9e 100644
--- a/ansible/config_sonic_basedon_testbed.yml
+++ b/ansible/config_sonic_basedon_testbed.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 
   - name: find interface name mapping and individual interface speed if defined
     port_alias: hwsku="{{ hwsku }}"
-    connection: local
 
   - name: find all enabled host_interfaces
     set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/fanout/tasks/fanout_sonic.yml b/ansible/roles/fanout/tasks/fanout_sonic.yml
index 4fb8f09fb10..730bf8a9ee9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/fanout/tasks/fanout_sonic.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/fanout/tasks/fanout_sonic.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 - name: find interface name mapping
   port_alias: hwsku="{{ device_info["HwSku"] }}"
-  connection: local
 
 - name: prepare fanout switch admin login info
   set_fact: ansible_user={{ fanout_sonic_user }} ansible_password={{ fanout_sonic_password }}