diff --git a/elements/ironic-agent/post-install.d/80-ironic-agent b/elements/ironic-agent/post-install.d/80-ironic-agent
index 5c0ff5780..999a3d8cd 100755
--- a/elements/ironic-agent/post-install.d/80-ironic-agent
+++ b/elements/ironic-agent/post-install.d/80-ironic-agent
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fi
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
-install-packages -e python-dev git cloud-init
+install-packages -e git cloud-init
 
 rm -rf /tmp/ironic-python-agent