diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all/pip.yml b/inventory/group_vars/all/pip.yml
index ca64588cba..54332aa0cf 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all/pip.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all/pip.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 pip_install_package_state: "{{ package_state }}"
 
-pip_links:
-  - { name: "openstack_release", link: "{{ repo_release_path }}/" }
-
 # The upper constraints to apply to all pip installations
 pip_install_upper_constraints: "{{ repo_release_path }}/requirements_absolute_requirements.txt"
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/repo_all.yml b/inventory/group_vars/repo_all.yml
index 1ba6c658fc..fe2d04b3f3 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/repo_all.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/repo_all.yml
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ pkg_locations:
   - /etc/ansible/roles
   - /etc/openstack_deploy
 
-# On repo server, don't go through load balancer, directly hit the local
-# instances. It's all tested anyway before using.
-pip_links:
-  - { name: "openstack_release", link: "{{ repo_release_path | replace(internal_lb_vip_address, '127.0.0.1') }}/" }
-
 # The URL to retrieve the get-pip.py installation script locally
 pip_upstream_url: "{{ repo_release_path | replace(internal_lb_vip_address, '127.0.0.1') }}/get-pip.py"