diff --git a/tasks/swift_install.yml b/tasks/swift_install.yml
index 99598139..ec3643f7 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_install.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@
   notify:
     - Restart swift services
 
+- name: CentOS remove python from path first
+  file:
+    path:  "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}/bin/python2.7"
+    state: "absent"
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum'
+    - not swift_pypy_enabled | bool
+    - not swift_developer_mode | bool
+    - swift_get_venv | changed or swift_venv_dir | changed
+
 - name: Update virtualenv path
   command: >
     virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ swift_bin | dirname }}