diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index 4e797b9f0e..bc904424d9 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ class openstack_base {
 
   package { "ntp":
     ensure => installed
-    }
+  }
+
+  package { "popularity-contest":
+    ensure => purged
+  }
 
   service { 'ntpd':
     name       => 'ntp',
diff --git a/manifests/stackforge.pp b/manifests/stackforge.pp
index c2349d4fcd..e5f068eb09 100644
--- a/manifests/stackforge.pp
+++ b/manifests/stackforge.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ class openstack_base {
 
   package { "ntp":
     ensure => installed
-    }
+  }
+
+  package { "popularity-contest":
+    ensure => purged
+  }
 
   service { 'ntpd':
     name       => 'ntp',