diff --git a/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml b/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
index 5f2e32c2d2..00abf1f249 100644
--- a/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
+++ b/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
@@ -346,5 +346,5 @@
     - name: Inject hostname in configuration file
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.hostname:
-        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.ci-rdo.local"
+        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
         use: "systemd"
diff --git a/playbooks/06-deploy-edpm.yml b/playbooks/06-deploy-edpm.yml
index bcc8cd90f1..9a4718e843 100644
--- a/playbooks/06-deploy-edpm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/06-deploy-edpm.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
         (cifmw_edpm_deploy_hci | default('false') | bool) and
         cifmw_architecture_scenario is undefined
       }}
-    ceph_spec_fqdn: true
     storage_network_range: 172.18.0.0/24
     storage_mgmt_network_range: 172.20.0.0/24
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: ceph.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/ceph.yml b/playbooks/ceph.yml
index 09f0363507..928338080d 100644
--- a/playbooks/ceph.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ceph.yml
@@ -143,16 +143,6 @@
         - not _deploy_ceph | default(true)
       ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
 
-    - name: Use ansible_fqdn when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is true
-      when: ceph_spec_fqdn | default(false)
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_fqdn'
-
-    - name: Use ansible_hostname when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is false
-      when: not (ceph_spec_fqdn | default(false))
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_hostname'
-
     - name: Set IPv4 facts
       when: ansible_all_ipv4_addresses | length > 0
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
@@ -173,27 +163,18 @@
         ms_bind_ipv4: false
         ms_bind_ipv6: true
 
-    - name: Handle IPv6 job configuration
-      when:
-        - ansible_all_ipv4_addresses | length == 0
-        - not (cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn | default(false) | bool)
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_hostname'
-
     - name: Build a dict mapping hostname to its IP which is in management network range
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         host_to_ip:
           "{{ host_to_ip | default({}) |
             combine(
               {
-                hostvars[item][ceph_hostname_var] :
+                item :
                 hostvars[item][all_addresses] | ansible.utils.ipaddr(ssh_network_range) | first
               }
             )
            }}"
       delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
-      when:
-        - hostvars[item][ceph_hostname_var] is defined
       loop: "{{ groups[cifmw_ceph_target | default('computes')] | default([]) }}"
 
     - name: Load network ranges from Networking Environment Definition if not provided
diff --git a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/README.md b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/README.md
index 6a5a6bed6e..cf80a75892 100644
--- a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/README.md
+++ b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/README.md
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ need to be changed for a typical EDPM deployment.
    used as entry point to reach the `ganesha backends` through an `haproxy`
    instance where proxy-protocol is enabled.
 
-* `cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn`: When true, the Ceph spec should use
-  a fully qualified domain name (e.g. server1.bar.com). When false, the
-  Ceph spec should use a short hostname (e.g. server1).
-
 * `cifmw_cephadm_ns`: Name of the OpenStack controlplane namespace
    used in configuring swift objects.
 
diff --git a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
index d44eccf6ab..cdffb4d65b 100644
--- a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ cifmw_ceph_rgw_config:
   rgw_max_attrs_num_in_req: 90
   rgw_max_attr_size: 1024
 cifmw_cephadm_cephfs_name: "cephfs"
-cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn: "{{ ceph_spec_fqdn | default(false) | bool }}"
 cifmw_ceph_dashboard_spec_path: /tmp/ceph_dashboard.yml
 cifmw_cephadm_certificate: ""
 cifmw_cephadm_key: ""
diff --git a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/cephfs.yml b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/cephfs.yml
index c403baacbf..10a00d11a9 100644
--- a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/cephfs.yml
+++ b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/cephfs.yml
@@ -14,21 +14,11 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-- name: Use ansible_fqdn when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is true
-  when: cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn | bool
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_fqdn'
-
-- name: Use ansible_hostname when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is false
-  when: not cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn | bool
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_hostname'
-
 - name: Build placement string
   block:
     - name: Collect the host and build the resulting host list
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _hosts: "{{ _hosts|default([]) + [ hostvars[item][ceph_hostname_var] ] }}"
+        _hosts: "{{ _hosts|default([]) + [ item ] }}"
       with_items: "{{ groups[cifmw_ceph_target | default('computes')] | default([]) }}"
 
     - name: Collect the target hosts
diff --git a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/rgw.yml b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/rgw.yml
index 2c7ed3902a..96624e6538 100644
--- a/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/rgw.yml
+++ b/roles/cifmw_cephadm/tasks/rgw.yml
@@ -14,19 +14,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-- name: Use ansible_fqdn when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is true
-  when: cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn | bool
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_fqdn'
-
-- name: Use ansible_hostname when ceph_spec_fqdn parameter is false
-  when: not cifmw_cephadm_ceph_spec_fqdn | bool
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    ceph_hostname_var: 'ansible_hostname'
-
 - name: Collect the host and build the resulting host list
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    _hosts: "{{ _hosts|default([]) + [ hostvars[item][ceph_hostname_var] ] }}"
+    _hosts: "{{ _hosts|default([]) + [ item ] }}"
   loop: "{{ groups[cifmw_ceph_target | default('computes')] | default([]) }}"
 
 - name: Create certificate and DNS for RGW if certificate paths are set