diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/dags/armada_deploy_site.py b/shipyard_airflow/dags/armada_deploy_site.py
index 7007b1b7..e4f82171 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/dags/armada_deploy_site.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/dags/armada_deploy_site.py
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ def deploy_site_armada(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name, args):
         '{}.{}'.format(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name),
         default_args=args)
 
-    # Create Armada Client
-    armada_client = ArmadaOperator(
-        task_id='create_armada_client',
-        shipyard_conf=config_path,
-        action='create_armada_client',
-        main_dag_name=parent_dag_name,
-        sub_dag_name=child_dag_name,
-        dag=dag)
-
     # Get Tiller Status
     armada_status = ArmadaOperator(
         task_id='armada_status',
@@ -67,7 +58,6 @@ def deploy_site_armada(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name, args):
         dag=dag)
 
     # Define dependencies
-    armada_status.set_upstream(armada_client)
     armada_apply.set_upstream(armada_status)
     armada_get_releases.set_upstream(armada_apply)
 
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/dags/drydock_deploy_site.py b/shipyard_airflow/dags/drydock_deploy_site.py
index 728938fc..0dd9bae8 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/dags/drydock_deploy_site.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/dags/drydock_deploy_site.py
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ def deploy_site_drydock(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name, args):
         '{}.{}'.format(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name),
         default_args=args)
 
-    drydock_client = DryDockOperator(
-        task_id='create_drydock_client',
-        shipyard_conf=config_path,
-        action='create_drydock_client',
-        main_dag_name=parent_dag_name,
-        sub_dag_name=child_dag_name,
-        dag=dag)
-
     drydock_verify_site = DryDockOperator(
         task_id='verify_site',
         shipyard_conf=config_path,
@@ -71,7 +63,6 @@ def deploy_site_drydock(parent_dag_name, child_dag_name, args):
         dag=dag)
 
     # Define dependencies
-    drydock_verify_site.set_upstream(drydock_client)
     drydock_prepare_site.set_upstream(drydock_verify_site)
     drydock_prepare_nodes.set_upstream(drydock_prepare_site)
     drydock_deploy_nodes.set_upstream(drydock_prepare_nodes)
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/plugins/armada_operator.py b/shipyard_airflow/plugins/armada_operator.py
index a2f5c1fd..6d0f2553 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/plugins/armada_operator.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/plugins/armada_operator.py
@@ -76,19 +76,6 @@ class ArmadaOperator(BaseOperator):
         # Logs uuid of action performed by the Operator
         logging.info("Armada Operator for action %s", workflow_info['id'])
 
-        # Create Armada Client
-        if self.action == 'create_armada_client':
-            # Retrieve Endpoint Information
-            svc_type = 'armada'
-            context['svc_endpoint'] = ucp_service_endpoint(self,
-                                                           svc_type=svc_type)
-            logging.info("Armada endpoint is %s", context['svc_endpoint'])
-
-            # Set up Armada Client
-            session_client = self.armada_session_client(context)
-
-            return session_client
-
         # Retrieve Deckhand Design Reference
         design_ref = self.get_deckhand_design_ref(context)
 
@@ -118,10 +105,15 @@ class ArmadaOperator(BaseOperator):
 
             return site_design_validity
 
-        # Retrieve armada_client via XCOM so as to perform other tasks
-        armada_client = task_instance.xcom_pull(
-            task_ids='create_armada_client',
-            dag_id=self.main_dag_name + '.' + self.sub_dag_name)
+        # Create Armada Client
+        # Retrieve Endpoint Information
+        svc_type = 'armada'
+        context['svc_endpoint'] = ucp_service_endpoint(self,
+                                                       svc_type=svc_type)
+        logging.info("Armada endpoint is %s", context['svc_endpoint'])
+
+        # Set up Armada Client
+        armada_client = self.armada_session_client(context)
 
         # Retrieve Tiller Information and assign to context 'query'
         context['query'] = self.get_tiller_info(context)
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/plugins/drydock_operators.py b/shipyard_airflow/plugins/drydock_operators.py
index 3a27bc92..d71983ca 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/plugins/drydock_operators.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/plugins/drydock_operators.py
@@ -88,19 +88,6 @@ class DryDockOperator(BaseOperator):
         # Logs uuid of action performed by the Operator
         logging.info("DryDock Operator for action %s", workflow_info['id'])
 
-        # DrydockClient
-        if self.action == 'create_drydock_client':
-            # Retrieve Endpoint Information
-            svc_type = 'physicalprovisioner'
-            context['svc_endpoint'] = ucp_service_endpoint(self,
-                                                           svc_type=svc_type)
-            logging.info("DryDock endpoint is %s", context['svc_endpoint'])
-
-            # Set up DryDock Client
-            drydock_client = self.drydock_session_client(context)
-
-            return drydock_client
-
         # Retrieve Deckhand Design Reference
         self.design_ref = self.get_deckhand_design_ref(context)
 
@@ -124,10 +111,15 @@ class DryDockOperator(BaseOperator):
 
             return site_design_validity
 
-        # Retrieve drydock_client via XCOM so as to perform other tasks
-        drydock_client = task_instance.xcom_pull(
-            task_ids='create_drydock_client',
-            dag_id=self.main_dag_name + '.' + self.sub_dag_name)
+        # DrydockClient
+        # Retrieve Endpoint Information
+        svc_type = 'physicalprovisioner'
+        context['svc_endpoint'] = ucp_service_endpoint(self,
+                                                       svc_type=svc_type)
+        logging.info("DryDock endpoint is %s", context['svc_endpoint'])
+
+        # Set up DryDock Client
+        drydock_client = self.drydock_session_client(context)
 
         # Read shipyard.conf
         config = configparser.ConfigParser()