diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
index 167908da5..4439aa15a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ bootstrap_package_dependencies }}"
     state: installed
   become: True
-  with_items: "{{ bootstrap_package_dependencies }}"
 
 - name: Check whether an SSH key exists
   stat:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml
index 25b1e6d6f..6294b6a09 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   yum:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ dev_tools_packages }}"
     state: installed
   become: True
-  with_items: "{{ dev_tools_packages }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/disable-selinux/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/disable-selinux/tasks/main.yml
index 0da9f95bb..0de9956f1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/disable-selinux/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/disable-selinux/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   yum:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - libselinux-python
     state: installed
   become: True
-  with_items:
-    - libselinux-python
 
 - name: Ensure SELinux is disabled
   selinux:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
index f4f4256ee..12356e7a6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ kolla_ansible_package_dependencies }}"
     state: installed
   become: True
-  with_items: "{{ kolla_ansible_package_dependencies }}"
 
 - name: Ensure source code checkout parent directory exists
   file:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla/tasks/install.yml
index 8c1a620fe..69b239504 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla/tasks/install.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@
 
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   yum:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - gcc
+      - libffi-devel
+      - openssl-devel
+      - python-devel
+      - python-pip
+      - python-virtualenv
     state: installed
   become: True
-  with_items:
-    - gcc
-    - libffi-devel
-    - openssl-devel
-    - python-devel
-    - python-pip
-    - python-virtualenv
 
 - name: Ensure source code checkout path exists
   file:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift-block-devices/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/swift-block-devices/tasks/main.yml
index e5a8ea76c..658739b69 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift-block-devices/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift-block-devices/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - parted
+      - xfsprogs
     state: installed
   become: True
   when: swift_block_devices | length > 0
-  with_items:
-    - parted
-    - xfsprogs
 
 - name: Check the presence of a partition on the Swift block devices
   become: True