diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/params.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/params.pp
index ffd123b920..3c36e45ab7 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/params.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class openstack_project::params {
     'RedHat': {
       $packages = concat($cross_platform_packages, ['iputils', 'bind-utils'])
       $user_packages = ['emacs-nox', 'vim-enhanced']
-      $update_pkg_list_cmd = ''
       $login_defs = 'puppet:///modules/openstack_project/login.defs.redhat'
     }
     'Debian': {
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ class openstack_project::params {
           $user_packages = ['emacs-nox', 'vim-nox']
         }
       }
-      $update_pkg_list_cmd = 'apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1;'
       $login_defs = 'puppet:///modules/openstack_project/login.defs.debian'
     }
     default: {