diff --git a/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml b/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
index 5b993ac7..1e15dd0f 100644
--- a/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
+++ b/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
@@ -984,10 +984,7 @@ run_task = "publish-setup"
 # to create a repo under /build/repos, named after the arch/variant/version,
 # containing subdirectories for the repo metadata and targets.
 [tasks.repo]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# check for the image files below to save time.  This does mean that `cargo
-# make` must be run before `cargo make repo`.
-dependencies = ["publish-setup", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["publish-setup"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1084,7 +1081,7 @@ ln -sfn "${PUBLISH_REPO_OUTPUT_DIR##*/}" "${PUBLISH_REPO_OUTPUT_DIR%/*}/latest"
 ]
 
 [tasks.validate-repo]
-dependencies = ["publish-setup-without-key", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["publish-setup-without-key"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@ run_task = "fetch-variant"
 run_task = "fetch-friendly-variant"
 
 [tasks.check-repo-expirations]
-dependencies = ["publish-setup-without-key", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["publish-setup-without-key"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1174,7 +1171,7 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.refresh-repo]
-dependencies = ["publish-setup", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["publish-setup"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1205,10 +1202,7 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.ami]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the image files below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make` must be run before `cargo make ami`.
-dependencies = ["setup-build", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["setup-build"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1278,10 +1272,6 @@ ln -snf "${ami_output##*/}" "${ami_output_latest}"
 ]
 
 [tasks.ami-public]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make ami-public`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1309,10 +1299,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.ami-private]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make ami-private`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1340,10 +1326,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.grant-ami]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make grant-ami`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1379,10 +1361,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.revoke-ami]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make revoke-ami`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1418,10 +1396,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.validate-ami]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make validate-ami`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1449,10 +1423,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.ssm]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ami` must be run before `cargo make ssm`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1487,7 +1457,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.promote-ssm]
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1522,10 +1491,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.validate-ssm]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the input file below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make ssm` must be run before `cargo make validate-ssm`.
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1553,7 +1518,6 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks.publish-kit]
-dependencies = ["fetch-sources"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
@@ -1583,11 +1547,7 @@ pubsys \
 ]
 
 [tasks._upload-ova-base]
-# Rather than depend on "build", which currently rebuilds images each run, we
-# depend on publish-tools and check for the image files below to save time.
-# This does mean that `cargo make` must be run before
-# `cargo make _upload-ova-base`.
-dependencies = ["setup-build", "fetch-sources"]
+dependencies = ["setup-build"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''