diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4bff01a3..02b6ec40 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ octavia_required_secrets:
   - octavia_service_password
   - memcached_encryption_key
 
-# This variable is used by the repo_build process to determine
-# which host group to check for members of before building the
-# pip packages required by this role. The value is picked up
-# by the py_pkgs lookup.
-octavia_role_project_group: octavia_all
-
-
 ## Octavia configs
 # Load balancer topology options are SINGLE, ACTIVE_STANDBY
 # ACTIVE_STANDBY is recommended for production settings
diff --git a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
index 7ae32544..2176e19b 100644
--- a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-ceph_client
   scm: git
   version: master
-- name: pip_install
-  src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-pip_install
-  scm: git
-  version: master
 - name: memcached_server
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-memcached_server
   scm: git