diff --git a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
index 1ce24ca19c5..fe55848577d 100644
--- a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
+++ b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ def publication_options(repository_version)
           popts
         end
 
-        def mirror_publication_options
-          {
-            # Since we are synchronizing the "default" distribution from the simple publisher on the server,
-            # it will be included in the structured publish. Therefore, we MUST NOT use the simple publisher
-            # on the proxy, since this would collide!
-            #simple: true,
-            structured: true # publish real suites (e.g. 'stable')
-          }
-        end
-
         def distribution_options(path)
           {
             base_path: path,
diff --git a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository_mirror.rb b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository_mirror.rb
index d7ad08819b0..e7e2f300091 100644
--- a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository_mirror.rb
+++ b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository_mirror.rb
@@ -166,21 +166,13 @@ def remote_feed_url
         uri.to_s
       end
 
-      def publication_options(repository_version)
-        popts = {repository_version: repository_version}
-        if (type_specific_options = repo_service.try(:mirror_publication_options))
-          popts.merge!(type_specific_options)
-        end
-        popts
-      end
-
       def create_publication
         if (href = version_href)
           if repo_service.repo.content_type == "deb"
             publication_data = api.publication_verbatim_class.new({repository_version: href})
             api.publications_verbatim_api.create(publication_data)
           else
-            publication_data = api.publication_class.new(publication_options(href))
+            publication_data = api.publication_class.new(repository_version: href)
             api.publications_api.create(publication_data)
           end
         end