diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5a7fdf0d..96035f9b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ nova_novnc_pip_packages:
 # nova packages that must be installed before anything else
 nova_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - httplib2
   - python-openstackclient
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index 68f23f30..fe597b5c 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@
     - nova_get_venv | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ nova_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ nova_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ nova_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ nova_bin }}/*
   when:
     - nova_get_venv | changed
   tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
     - nova-pip-packages
 
 - include: "consoles/nova_console_{{ nova_console_type }}_install.yml"