diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/Ubuntu.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/Ubuntu.yml
index 9ee13b52c3..1d99f84713 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/Ubuntu.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/tasks/Ubuntu.yml
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@
   with_items: "{{ OpenJFX_Build_Tool_Packages }}"
   tags: [build_tools, build_tools_jfx]
 
-- name: Install GCC G++ on supported platforms
-  package: "name={{ item }} state=latest"
-  with_items: "{{ gcc_compiler }}"
-  when:
-    - not (ansible_distribution_major_version >= "20")
-  tags: build_tools
-
 - name: Install additional build tools for x86
   package: "name={{ item }} state=latest"
   with_items: "{{ Additional_Build_Tools_x86 }}"
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/vars/Ubuntu.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/vars/Ubuntu.yml
index c58bf2714a..432b91f786 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/vars/Ubuntu.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/Common/vars/Ubuntu.yml
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ OpenJFX_Build_Tool_Packages:
   - libxxf86vm-dev
   - ruby
 
-gcc_compiler:
-  - g++-4.8
-  - gcc-4.8
-  - gcc-7
-  - g++-7
-
 Additional_Packages_Ubuntu16:
   - libgstreamer0.10-dev                # OpenJFX prereq
   - libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev   # OpenJFX prereq