diff --git a/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb b/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
index 087bf33d676..c70be50bc2f 100644
--- a/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ def format_custom_content_path
           path += "?#{params.join('&')}"
         else
           Rails.logger.warn("deb_use_structured_content is set, but repository #{self.name} is lacking deb_releases or deb_components, so we are defaulting to using simple content.")
-          if not Setting['deb_use_simple_publish']
+          unless Setting['deb_use_simple_publish']
             Rails.logger.warn("Defaulting to using simple content for repository #{self.name}, but deb_use_simple_publish is not set! This can lead to errors on the clients!")
           end
         end
diff --git a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
index c1cac215ebd..f96fb65129b 100644
--- a/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
+++ b/app/services/katello/pulp3/repository/apt.rb
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ def sync_url_params(sync_options)
         end
 
         def mirror_remote_options
-          policy = smart_proxy.download_policy
-          if smart_proxy.download_policy == SmartProxy::DOWNLOAD_INHERIT
-            policy = repo.root.download_policy
-          end
-
           if Setting['deb_use_structured_proxy_sync']
             distributions = "#{repo.deb_releases}"
           elsif Setting['deb_use_simple_publish']
diff --git a/lib/katello/tasks/enable_structured_content_for_deb.rake b/lib/katello/tasks/enable_structured_content_for_deb.rake
index 9490524607c..6bc11fdb5c3 100644
--- a/lib/katello/tasks/enable_structured_content_for_deb.rake
+++ b/lib/katello/tasks/enable_structured_content_for_deb.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 namespace :katello do
   desc "Enable or disable the use of structured content for APT clients."
-  task :enable_structured_content_for_deb, ['deb_use_structured_content'] => ['environment', 'dynflow:client', "check_ping"] do |t, args|
+  task :enable_structured_content_for_deb, ['deb_use_structured_content'] => ['environment', 'dynflow:client', 'check_ping'] do |_t, args|
     unless ['true', 'false'].include?(args[:deb_use_structured_content])
-      puts "You must specify if structured content should be enabled or disabled, your options are:"
-      puts "  foreman-rake katello:enable_structured_content_for_deb[true]"
-      puts "  foreman-rake katello:enable_structured_content_for_deb[false]"
+      puts 'You must specify if structured content should be enabled or disabled, your options are:'
+      puts '  foreman-rake katello:enable_structured_content_for_deb[true]'
+      puts '  foreman-rake katello:enable_structured_content_for_deb[false]'
       puts "Note that use of structured content is currently set to '#{Setting['deb_use_structured_content']}'!"
-      puts "Note that after enabling structured content, you may need to resync your proxies!"
+      puts 'Note that after enabling structured content, you may need to resync your proxies!'
       exit 1
     end
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace :katello do
     roots.each do |root|
       # Note that we are assuming root.deb_releases must necessarily be set already if url is also set.
       components = root.deb_components
-      if components.blank? and deb_use_structured_content
+      if components.blank? && deb_use_structured_content
         repo = root.library_instance
         repo_backend_service = repo.backend_service(SmartProxy.pulp_primary)
         pulp_components = repo_backend_service.api.content_release_components_api.list(repository_version: repo.version_href)