diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e7d8579d..856a5753 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ cinder_pip_package_state: "latest"
 
 cinder_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/cinder
 cinder_git_install_branch: master
-cinder_requirements_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/requirements
-cinder_requirements_git_install_branch: master
 cinder_developer_mode: false
 cinder_developer_constraints:
   - "git+{{ cinder_git_repo }}@{{ cinder_git_install_branch }}#egg=cinder"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-requirements-git-6f43595994cc906e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-requirements-git-6f43595994cc906e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e87657f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-requirements-git-6f43595994cc906e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The variables ``cinder_requirements_git_repo`` and
+    ``cinder_requirements_git_install_branch`` have been
+    removed in favour of using the URL/path to the
+    upper-constraints file using the
+    variable ``pip_install_upper_constraints`` instead.
diff --git a/tasks/cinder_install.yml b/tasks/cinder_install.yml
index 1d04da1a..358bbb26 100644
--- a/tasks/cinder_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/cinder_install.yml
@@ -26,36 +26,15 @@
       {% for item in cinder_developer_constraints %}
       {{ item }}
       {% endfor %}
-  when:
-    - cinder_developer_mode | bool
-
-- name: Clone requirements git repository
-  git:
-    repo: "{{ cinder_requirements_git_repo }}"
-    dest: "/opt/requirements"
-    clone: yes
-    update: yes
-    version: "{{ cinder_requirements_git_install_branch }}"
-  when:
-    - cinder_developer_mode | bool
-
-- name: Add constraints to pip_install_options fact for developer mode
-  set_fact:
-    pip_install_options_fact: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }} --constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt --constraint /opt/requirements/upper-constraints.txt"
-  when:
-    - cinder_developer_mode | bool
-
-- name: Set pip_install_options_fact when not in developer mode
-  set_fact:
-    pip_install_options_fact: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
-  when:
-    - not cinder_developer_mode | bool
+  when: cinder_developer_mode | bool
 
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ cinder_requires_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
     state: "{{ cinder_pip_package_state }}"
-    extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
+    extra_args: >-
+      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
@@ -130,7 +109,10 @@
     state: "{{ cinder_pip_package_state }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ cinder_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
-    extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
+    extra_args: >-
+      {{ cinder_developer_mode | ternary('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt', '') }}
+      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5