diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 57049d9c4f..c78c07405c 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ source $TOP_DIR/lib/tempest
 
 # Set the destination directories for OpenStack projects
 HORIZON_DIR=$DEST/horizon
-OPENSTACKCLIENT_DIR=$DEST/python-openstackclient
 NOVNC_DIR=$DEST/noVNC
 SWIFT_DIR=$DEST/swift
 SWIFT3_DIR=$DEST/swift3
@@ -813,9 +812,6 @@ install_keystoneclient
 install_glanceclient
 install_novaclient
 
-# Check out the client libs that are used most
-git_clone $OPENSTACKCLIENT_REPO $OPENSTACKCLIENT_DIR $OPENSTACKCLIENT_BRANCH
-
 # glance, swift middleware and nova api needs keystone middleware
 if is_service_enabled key g-api n-api swift; then
     # unified auth system (manages accounts/tokens)
@@ -881,7 +877,6 @@ echo_summary "Configuring OpenStack projects"
 # allowing ``import nova`` or ``import glance.client``
 configure_keystoneclient
 configure_novaclient
-setup_develop $OPENSTACKCLIENT_DIR
 if is_service_enabled key g-api n-api swift; then
     configure_keystone
 fi
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 9588cf99a7..9a244edd44 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ HORIZON_BRANCH=master
 NOVACLIENT_REPO=${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-novaclient.git
 NOVACLIENT_BRANCH=master
 
-# consolidated openstack python client
-OPENSTACKCLIENT_REPO=${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-openstackclient.git
-OPENSTACKCLIENT_BRANCH=master
-
 # python keystone client library to nova that horizon uses
 KEYSTONECLIENT_REPO=${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-keystoneclient
 KEYSTONECLIENT_BRANCH=master