diff --git a/CHANGES/2083.misc b/CHANGES/2083.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b938fabd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/2083.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rewrote functional test suite without pulp-smash.
diff --git a/functest_requirements.txt b/functest_requirements.txt
index 73e70ba5e..630b79d16 100644
--- a/functest_requirements.txt
+++ b/functest_requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ requests
 proxy.py~=2.4.9
 trustme~=1.2.0
 pytest-timeout
-
-# Legacy:
-pulp-smash @ git+https://github.com/pulp/pulp-smash.git
diff --git a/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/api/test_rbac.py b/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/api/test_rbac.py
index f71acb6a9..89a5737d4 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/api/test_rbac.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/api/test_rbac.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 import uuid
 
-from pulp_ansible.tests.functional.constants import ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL
-from pulp_ansible.tests.functional.utils import gen_ansible_remote
-
 from pulpcore.client.pulp_ansible import ApiException, AsyncOperationResponse
 
+from pulp_ansible.tests.functional.constants import ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL
+
 
 # TODO Find a way to make the factories work with try_action
 def gen_repo():
@@ -16,6 +15,10 @@ def gen_distribution():
     return {"name": str(uuid.uuid4()), "base_path": str(uuid.uuid4())}
 
 
+def gen_remote():
+    return {"name": str(uuid.uuid4()), "url": ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL, "rate_limit": 5}
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def gen_users(gen_user):
     """Returns a user generator function for the tests."""
@@ -501,21 +504,21 @@ def test_remotes_rbac(
         remote_api,
         "create",
         201,
-        gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL),
+        gen_remote(),
     )
     try_action(
         user_reader,
         remote_api,
         "create",
         403,
-        gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL),
+        gen_remote(),
     )
     try_action(
         user_helpless,
         remote_api,
         "create",
         403,
-        gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL),
+        gen_remote(),
     )
 
     # View testing
@@ -524,7 +527,7 @@ def test_remotes_rbac(
     try_action(user_helpless, remote_api, "read", 404, remote.pulp_href)
 
     # Update testing
-    update_args = [remote.pulp_href, gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL)]
+    update_args = [remote.pulp_href, gen_remote()]
     try_action(user_creator, remote_api, "update", 202, *update_args)
     try_action(user_reader, remote_api, "update", 403, *update_args)
     try_action(user_helpless, remote_api, "update", 404, *update_args)
@@ -564,7 +567,7 @@ def test_remotes_role_management(
         remote_api,
         "create",
         201,
-        gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_GALAXY_URL),
+        gen_remote(),
     )
     href = remote.pulp_href
 
diff --git a/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/utils.py b/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/utils.py
index 2bf7ed5ca..446d7f132 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/utils.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/tests/functional/utils.py
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
 import string
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
 
-from pulp_smash import config
-from pulp_smash.pulp3.utils import (
-    gen_remote,
-)
-
-from pulp_ansible.tests.functional.constants import (
-    ANSIBLE_FIXTURE_URL,
-)
-
-
-cfg = config.get_config()
-
 
 def randstr():
     return "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase, k=8))
@@ -26,21 +14,6 @@ def content_counts(repository_version, summary_type="present"):
     return {key: value["count"] for key, value in content_summary.items()}
 
 
-def gen_ansible_remote(url=ANSIBLE_FIXTURE_URL, include_pulp_auth=False, **kwargs):
-    """Return a semi-random dict for use in creating a ansible Remote.
-
-    :param url: The URL of an external content source.
-    """
-    if include_pulp_auth:
-        kwargs["username"] = cfg.pulp_auth[0]
-        kwargs["password"] = cfg.pulp_auth[1]
-
-    if "rate_limit" not in kwargs:
-        kwargs["rate_limit"] = 5
-
-    return gen_remote(url, **kwargs)
-
-
 def iterate_all(list_func, **kwargs):
     """
     Iterate through all of the items on every page in a paginated list view.