diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 898b44aa..e21edc6e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ octavia_requires_pip_packages:
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - shade
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-openstackclient
 
 # Common pip packages
diff --git a/tasks/octavia_install.yml b/tasks/octavia_install.yml
index 04f66cad..0edd40b4 100644
--- a/tasks/octavia_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/octavia_install.yml
@@ -111,11 +111,14 @@
     - octavia_get_venv | changed or octavia_venv_dir | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ octavia_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ octavia_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ octavia_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ octavia_bin }}/*
   when:
     - not octavia_developer_mode | bool
     - octavia_get_venv | changed or octavia_venv_dir | changed
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file: