diff --git a/host_vars/deploy/main.yml b/host_vars/deploy/main.yml
index be9db423..e2ba49e5 100644
--- a/host_vars/deploy/main.yml
+++ b/host_vars/deploy/main.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ static_ngi_log_path: "{{ static_ngi_pipeline_path }}/log"
 ngi_softlinks: "{{ ngi_pipeline_workdir }}/softlinks"
 
 NGI_venv_name: "NGI"
-NGI_venv_py2_name: "NGI_py2"
-ngi_pipeline_venv: "{{ sw_path }}/anaconda/envs/{{ NGI_venv_name }}"
-ngi_pipeline_venv_py2: "{{ sw_path }}/anaconda/envs/{{ NGI_venv_py2_name }}"
+ngi_pipeline_venv: "{{ anaconda_path }}/envs/{{ NGI_venv_name }}"
 
 ngi_pipeline_conf: "{{ root_path }}/conf/"
 ngi_resources: "{{ root_path }}/resources/"
diff --git a/install.yml b/install.yml
index ce3d0cbb..dea1e371 100644
--- a/install.yml
+++ b/install.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     - { role: arteria-sequencing-report-ws, tags: arteria-sequencing-report }
     - { role: snpseq-metadata-service, tags: snpseq-metadata-service }
     - { role: standalone_scripts, tags: standalone_scripts }
-    - { role: delivery, tags: delivery }
     - { role: misc-tools, tags: misc-tools }
     - { role: archive-upload-ws, tags: archive-upload }
     - { role: archive-verify-ws, tags: archive-verify }
diff --git a/roles/anaconda/defaults/main.yml b/roles/anaconda/defaults/main.yml
index 4a52e263..d9c9cfc0 100644
--- a/roles/anaconda/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/anaconda/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-anaconda_file: Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh
-anaconda_checksum: 2751ab3d678ff0277ae80f9e8a74f218cfc70fe9a9cdc7bb1c137d7e47e33d53
-anaconda_url: "http://repo.anaconda.com/archive/{{ anaconda_file }}"
-anaconda_src: "/scratch/{{ anaconda_file }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+anaconda_version: "24.7.1-0"
+anaconda_file: "Miniforge-pypy3-{{ anaconda_version }}-Linux-x86_64.sh"
+anaconda_checksum: 538afb0f656fffcc4b4015b676fbf3905052d3817dd091e3b1043bd7f68f0de6
+anaconda_url: "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/download/{{ anaconda_version }}/{{ anaconda_file }}"
+anaconda_src: "/scratch/{{ anaconda_file }}"
diff --git a/roles/anaconda/tasks/main.yml b/roles/anaconda/tasks/main.yml
index 3305f241..d801f7ba 100644
--- a/roles/anaconda/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/anaconda/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     creates: "{{ anaconda_path }}/LICENSE.txt"
 
 - name: Update anaconda
-  shell: "{{ anaconda_path }}/bin/conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y"
+  shell: "{{ anaconda_path }}/bin/conda update -n base -c conda-forge conda -y"
 
 - name: "Check if {{ conda_tools_env }} virtual env exists"
   shell: "{{ anaconda_path }}/bin/conda env list"
diff --git a/roles/archive-upload-ws/tasks/1_install.yml b/roles/archive-upload-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
index c6410362..e06e72b1 100644
--- a/roles/archive-upload-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
+++ b/roles/archive-upload-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   args: 
     creates: "{{ arteria_service_env_root }}"
 
+- name: make sure pip is up to date
+  shell: "{{ arteria_service_env_root }}/bin/python -m ensurepip --upgrade"
+
 - name: get archive-upload from git
   git:
     repo: "{{ archive_upload_repo }}"
diff --git a/roles/arteria-checksum-ws/tasks/1_install.yml b/roles/arteria-checksum-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
index b9208a74..b3dacf20 100644
--- a/roles/arteria-checksum-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
+++ b/roles/arteria-checksum-ws/tasks/1_install.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 - name: create virtual python env for arteria-checksum
   shell: "conda create --name {{ arteria_service_name }} python=2.7"
-  args: 
+  args:
     creates: "{{ arteria_service_env_root }}"
 
+- name: make sure pip is up to date
+  shell: "{{ arteria_service_env_root }}/bin/python -m ensurepip --upgrade"
+
 - name: get arteria-checksum from git
   git:
     repo: "{{ arteria_checksum_repo }}"
diff --git a/roles/delivery/defaults/main.yml b/roles/delivery/defaults/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c16e53e9..00000000
--- a/roles/delivery/defaults/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-delivery_env_name: "ugc_delivery_script"
-delivery_env_path: "{{ sw_path }}/anaconda/envs/{{ delivery_env_name }}"
-
-delivery_repo: "http://github.com/molmed/delivery.git"
-delivery_version: "master"
-delivery_dest: "{{ sw_path }}/ugc_delivery_src"
diff --git a/roles/delivery/meta/main.yml b/roles/delivery/meta/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a512133..00000000
--- a/roles/delivery/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-dependencies:
-  - { role: anaconda, tags: anaconda }
-  - { role: setup_base_config, tags: setup_base_config }
diff --git a/roles/delivery/tasks/main.yml b/roles/delivery/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e6f263e..00000000
--- a/roles/delivery/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-- name: create virtual python env for delivery
-  shell: conda create --name {{ delivery_env_name }} python=2.7
-  args: 
-    creates: "{{ delivery_env_path }}"
-
-- name: get delivery from git
-  git:
-    repo: "{{ delivery_repo }}"
-    dest: "{{ delivery_dest }}"
-    version: "{{ delivery_version }}"
-
-- name: install delivery requirements
-  pip:
-    executable: "{{ delivery_env_path }}/bin/pip"
-    requirements: "{{ delivery_dest }}/requirements.txt"
-    state: present
-
-- name: install delivery into venv
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ delivery_dest }}/deliver.py"
-    dest: "{{ delivery_env_path }}/bin/"
-
-- name: ensure conf dir exists
-  file:
-    path: "{{ ngi_pipeline_conf }}"
-    state: directory
-
-- name: deploy ugc bash env file 
-  template:
-    src: sourceme_ugc.sh.j2
-    dest: "{{ ngi_pipeline_conf }}/sourceme_ugc.sh"
-
-- name: try to get delivery commit version
-  command: git rev-parse HEAD
-  args:
-    chdir: "{{ delivery_dest }}"
-  register: delivery_version
-  ignore_errors: true
-
-- name: store delivery tool version in deployment
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: "{{ deployed_tool_versions }}"
-    line: "delivery: {{ delivery_version.stdout }}"
-  when: delivery_version.stdout
diff --git a/roles/delivery/templates/sourceme_ugc.sh.j2 b/roles/delivery/templates/sourceme_ugc.sh.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index fcbaae1c..00000000
--- a/roles/delivery/templates/sourceme_ugc.sh.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-export PATH="{{ anaconda_env.PATH }}:$PATH"
-
-alias ugc-init="source activate {{ delivery_env_name }} && cd {{ delivery_env_path }}"
-alias ugc-dir="cd {{ delivery_env_path }}"
diff --git a/roles/nf-core/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nf-core/tasks/main.yml
index 11b31045..eae36ff1 100644
--- a/roles/nf-core/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nf-core/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   register: "nfcore_envs"
 
 - name: Setup {{ nf_core_env_name }} virtual env with python3 and nf-core v{{ nf_core_version }}
-  command: "conda create -n {{ nf_core_env_name }} -c conda-forge -c bioconda -c anaconda python={{ python3_version }} nf-core={{ nf_core_version }} nextflow={{ nextflow_version_tag }} awscli={{ awscli_version }}"
+  command: "conda create -n {{ nf_core_env_name }} -c conda-forge -c bioconda python={{ python3_version }} nf-core={{ nf_core_version }} nextflow={{ nextflow_version_tag }} awscli={{ awscli_version }}"
   when: not nf_core_env_name in nfcore_envs.stdout|split
 
 # Setup pipelines
diff --git a/roles/ngi_pipeline/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ngi_pipeline/tasks/main.yml
index 73105640..3097ddfa 100644
--- a/roles/ngi_pipeline/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ngi_pipeline/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
   shell: "conda create -n {{ NGI_venv_name }} pip python={{ python3_version }}"
   when: not NGI_venv_name in py_venv_exists.stdout|split
 
-- name: Setup virtual env with python{{ python2_version }} and install dependencies
-  shell: "conda create -n {{ NGI_venv_py2_name }} -c anaconda python={{ python2_version }}"
-  when: not NGI_venv_py2_name in py_venv_exists.stdout|split
-
 - name: Fetch ngi_pipeline from github
   git:
     repo: "{{ ngi_pipeline_repo }}"