diff --git a/epel-playground.repo b/epel-playground.repo
index 8e81eea..e1ee10b 100644
--- a/epel-playground.repo
+++ b/epel-playground.repo
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Playground - $basearch
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/playground/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/os
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=playground-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgcheck=1
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Playground - $basearch - Debug
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/playground/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/debug
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=playground-debug-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ gpgcheck=1
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Playground - $basearch - Source
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/playground/$releasever/Everything/source/tree/
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=playground-source-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1
diff --git a/epel-release.spec b/epel-release.spec
index 923a21a..9710c43 100644
--- a/epel-release.spec
+++ b/epel-release.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           epel-release
 Version:        8
-Release:        6%{dist}
+Release:        7%{dist}
 Summary:        Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/system-preset/90-epel.preset
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 10 2019 Stephen Smoogen <smooge@fedoraproject.org> - 8-7%{dist}
+- Remove failovermethod from EPEL8 tree. It is no longer needed.
+
 * Mon Sep 16 2019 Stephen Smoogen <smooge@fedoraproject.org> - 8-6%{dist}
 - Change gpg key to use -8 versus -$releasever. This fixes bash problem
 
diff --git a/epel-testing.repo b/epel-testing.repo
index 924a671..08050b3 100644
--- a/epel-testing.repo
+++ b/epel-testing.repo
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Testing - $basearch
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/testing/$releasever/Everything/$basearch
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=testing-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgcheck=1
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Testing - $basearch - Debug
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/testing/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/debug
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=testing-debug-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ gpgcheck=1
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - Testing - $basearch - Source
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/testing/$releasever/Everything/SRPMS
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=testing-source-epel$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1
diff --git a/epel.repo b/epel.repo
index 411f2c1..5ab3021 100644
--- a/epel.repo
+++ b/epel.repo
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/$basearch
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=1
 gpgcheck=1
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Debug
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/debug
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ gpgcheck=1
 name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Source
 #baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/SRPMS
 metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
-failovermethod=priority
 enabled=0
 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
 gpgcheck=1