diff --git a/lib/ramble/ramble/cmd/deployment.py b/lib/ramble/ramble/cmd/deployment.py
index 378e212f9..8427f9631 100644
--- a/lib/ramble/ramble/cmd/deployment.py
+++ b/lib/ramble/ramble/cmd/deployment.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import ramble.workspace.shell
 import ramble.pipeline
 import ramble.filters
+from ramble.main import RambleCommand
 
 
 description = "(experimental) manage workspace deployments"
@@ -135,6 +136,13 @@ def pull_file(src, dest):
 
             pull_file(src, dest)
 
+        obj_repo_path = os.path.join(
+            ws.root, ramble.pipeline.PushDeploymentPipeline.object_repo_name
+        )
+        if os.path.exists(obj_repo_path):
+            repo_cmd = RambleCommand("repo")
+            repo_cmd("add", obj_repo_path, global_args=["-D", ws.root])
+
 
 def deployment_run_pipeline(args, pipeline):
     include_phase_dependencies = getattr(args, "include_phase_dependencies", None)
diff --git a/lib/ramble/ramble/pipeline.py b/lib/ramble/ramble/pipeline.py
index dd36df44c..bc43414a5 100644
--- a/lib/ramble/ramble/pipeline.py
+++ b/lib/ramble/ramble/pipeline.py
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ class PushDeploymentPipeline(Pipeline):
     index_filename = "index.json"
     index_namespace = "deployment_files"
     tar_extension = ".tar.gz"
+    object_repo_name = "object_repo"
 
     def __init__(
         self, workspace, filters, create_tar=False, upload_url=None, deployment_name=None
@@ -573,7 +574,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.require_inventory = True
         self.create_tar = create_tar
         self.upload_url = upload_url
-        self.object_repo_name = "object_repo"
 
         if deployment_name:
             workspace.deployment_name = deployment_name
@@ -582,8 +582,6 @@ def __init__(
             self.deployment_name = workspace.name
 
     def _execute(self):
-        from spack.util import spack_yaml as syaml
-
         configs_dir = os.path.join(
             self.workspace.named_deployment, ramble.workspace.workspace_config_path
         )
@@ -593,31 +591,6 @@ def _execute(self):
 
         aux_software_dir = os.path.join(configs_dir, ramble.workspace.auxiliary_software_dir_name)
         fs.mkdirp(aux_software_dir)
-        aux_repo_conf = os.path.join(aux_software_dir, "repos.yaml")
-
-        repo_conf_defs = [
-            (conf_def["config_section"], f'{conf_def["config_section"]}.yaml')
-            for conf_def in ramble.repository.type_definitions.values()
-        ]
-
-        for repo_conf in repo_conf_defs:
-            aux_repo_conf = os.path.join(aux_software_dir, repo_conf[1])
-            repo_data = syaml.syaml_dict()
-            if os.path.exists(aux_repo_conf):
-                with open(aux_repo_conf) as f:
-                    repo_data = syaml.load_config(f.read())
-            else:
-                repo_data[repo_conf[0]] = []
-
-            add_repo = True
-            for repo in repo_data[repo_conf[0]]:
-                if repo == f"../../{self.object_repo_name}":
-                    add_repo = False
-            if add_repo:
-                repo_data[repo_conf[0]].append(f"../../{self.object_repo_name}")
-
-            with open(aux_repo_conf, "w+") as f:
-                f.write(syaml.dump_config(repo_data))
 
         repo_path = os.path.join(self.workspace.named_deployment, self.object_repo_name)
         for object_type_def in ramble.repository.type_definitions.values():