diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
index ce08e508335..01672c9077e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
@@ -65,12 +65,7 @@
   debug: msg="Loopback IPs {{ lo_ip }}, {{ lo_ipv6 }}"
 
 # Generate file with BGP routes information
-- template: src=roles/test/templates/fib.j2 dest=/tmp/fib_info.txt
-  connection: local
-
-# Copy the fib_info to ptf container
-- template: src=/tmp/fib_info.txt dest=/root
-  connection: local
+- template: src=roles/test/templates/fib.j2 dest=/root/fib_info.txt
   delegate_to: "{{ ptf_host }}"
 
 - set_fact: outer_ipv4=True
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/shared-fib.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/shared-fib.yml
index 73aee0d19bb..a7739620a76 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/shared-fib.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/shared-fib.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@
 # Generate route file
 - name: Generate route-port map information
   template: src=roles/test/templates/fib.j2
-            dest=/tmp/fib_info.txt
-  connection: local
-
-- name: copy the fib_info to ptf container
-  copy: src=/tmp/fib_info.txt dest=/root
+            dest=/root/fib_info.txt
   delegate_to: "{{ptf_host}}"