diff --git a/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/projectcalico.yml b/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/projectcalico.yml
index dabf47a72a..802c815195 100644
--- a/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/projectcalico.yml
+++ b/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/projectcalico.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 calico_git_repo: https://github.com/projectcalico/felix
-calico_git_package_name: calico
-calico_git_install_branch: 33ed01220f09a49462b707d8b2f58cf206f9af34 # HEAD of "master" as of 12.10.2016
+calico_git_install_branch: c785fdd98a10559270a2e68c040ae84c8b18bee6 # Tag 1.4.4
 calico_git_project_group: neutron_all
 
 networking_calico_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/networking-calico