diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8075bef8..e6d4311a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ octavia_pip_packages:
   - python-openstackclient
   - python-octaviaclient
   - "git+{{ octavia_git_repo }}@{{ octavia_git_install_branch }}#egg=octavia"
-  - shade
   - systemd-python
 
 # Memcached override