diff --git a/host_vars/gw11.regensburg.freifunk.net b/host_vars/gw11.regensburg.freifunk.net
index df0bdeb..6e1f959 100644
--- a/host_vars/gw11.regensburg.freifunk.net
+++ b/host_vars/gw11.regensburg.freifunk.net
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 batman_ipv4: 10.90.32.11/19
 batman_ipv6: fdef:f10f:1337:cafe::11/64
-batman_dkms: false
 batman_algo: BATMAN_IV
 global_ipv6: 2a00:9d80:6000:0101::11/64
 nextnode4: 10.90.32.1
diff --git a/host_vars/gw21.regensburg.freifunk.net b/host_vars/gw21.regensburg.freifunk.net
index c225305..3be65dc 100644
--- a/host_vars/gw21.regensburg.freifunk.net
+++ b/host_vars/gw21.regensburg.freifunk.net
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 batman_ipv4: 10.90.64.21/19
 batman_ipv6: fdef:f20f:1337:cafe::21/64
-batman_dkms: false
 batman_algo: BATMAN_IV
 global_ipv6: 2a00:9d80:6000:0102::21/64
 nextnode4: 10.90.64.1
diff --git a/host_vars/gw31.regensburg.freifunk.net b/host_vars/gw31.regensburg.freifunk.net
index db70a3f..7519ddd 100644
--- a/host_vars/gw31.regensburg.freifunk.net
+++ b/host_vars/gw31.regensburg.freifunk.net
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 batman_ipv4: 10.90.96.31/19
 batman_ipv6: fdef:f30f:1337:cafe::31/64
-batman_dkms: false
 batman_algo: BATMAN_IV
 global_ipv6: 2a00:9d80:6000:0103::31/64
 nextnode4: 10.90.96.1
diff --git a/roles/batman/defaults/main.yml b/roles/batman/defaults/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 66c9bcf..0000000
--- a/roles/batman/defaults/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-
-batman-adv_version: 2017.3
-batman-adv_tar_sha256_hash: 830edd297ff11b91623e9612172db3e2b2c1524e2f9b2ca1cb243e2e3f0ba4d4
diff --git a/roles/batman/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batman/tasks/main.yml
index f091e34..63e1d36 100644
--- a/roles/batman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Install batctl from apt
-  when: batman_dkms == false
-  apt: name=batctl state=latest
-
-- name: Install dependencies for building DKMS
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  apt: name={{ item }}
-  with_items:
-    - build-essential
-    - curl
-    - dkms
-    - pkgconf
-    - libnl-genl-3-dev
-    - linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}
-
-- name: Download batman-adv source
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  get_url:  url="https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-{{ batman-adv_version }}/batman-adv-{{ batman-adv_version }}.tar.gz"
-            dest=/tmp/batman-adv-{{ batman-adv_version }}.tar.gz
-            checksum=sha256:{{ batman-adv_tar_sha256_hash }}
-
-- name: Unpack batman-adv source
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  unarchive: src=/tmp/batman-adv-{{ batman-adv_version }}.tar.gz
-             dest=/usr/src/
-             copy=no
-
-- name: Install dkms.conf
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  template: src=dkms.conf.j2
-            dest="/usr/src/batman-adv-{{ batman-adv_version }}/dkms.conf"
-
-- name: Add module via dkms
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  command: dkms add -m batman-adv -v "{{ batman-adv_version }}"
-
-- name: Build module via dkms
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  command: dkms build -m batman-adv -v "{{ batman-adv_version }}"
-
-- name: Install module via dkms
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  command: dkms install -m batman-adv -v "{{ batman-adv_version }}"
-
-- name: Rebuild kernel initramfs
-  when: batman_dkms == true
-  command: update-initramfs -c -k all
+  apt: name=batctl
 
 - name: Enable batman during boot
   lineinfile: dest=/etc/modules line=batman-adv
diff --git a/roles/batman/templates/dkms.conf.j2 b/roles/batman/templates/dkms.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b35fc8..0000000
--- a/roles/batman/templates/dkms.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE_NAME='batman-adv'
-PACKAGE_VERSION="{{ batman-adv_version }}"
-
-BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="batman-adv"
-BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="build/net/batman-adv/"
-DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/kernel/net/batman-adv/"
-AUTOINSTALL=yes
-
-MAKE[0]="make KERNELPATH=${kernel_source_dir} CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V=y"
-CLEAN="make KERNELPATH=${kernel_source_dir} clean"