diff --git a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
index 78900d62f3ac252aab77bf0da40f73daea73a9d3..8fac616c231e7399b407b9ca1f7922f7fca56fad 100644
--- a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@
     # versions of these tools!
     state: present
 
-- name: create directories for validation dependencies from Gitlab-CI server
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/usr/share/XmlFormatValidationPlugin/"
-    mode: "0755"
-- name: install validation dependencies from Gitlab-CI server
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: "https://git.slub-dresden.de/digital-preservation/xml_plugin4rosetta/-/releases/permalink/latest/downloads/binaries/XmlFormatValidationPlugin.jar"
-    dest: "/usr/share/XmlFormatValidationPlugin/"
-    mode: "0644"
+# KEEP THIS HERE!
+# This is in preparation for when the tools actually become available for use on the repair server.
+#- name: create directories for validation dependencies from Gitlab-CI server
+#  ansible.builtin.file:
+#    path: "/usr/share/XmlFormatValidationPlugin/"
+#    state: directory
+#    mode: "0755"
+#- name: install validation dependencies from Gitlab-CI server
+#  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+#    url: "https://git.slub-dresden.de/digital-preservation/xml_plugin4rosetta/-/releases/permalink/latest/downloads/binaries/XmlFormatValidationPlugin.jar"
+#    dest: "/usr/share/XmlFormatValidationPlugin/"
+#    mode: "0644"
 
 - name: remove existing MediaConch-Profile repo directory (otherwise, we can't clone it in the next task -.-)
   ansible.builtin.file: