diff --git a/playbooks/galera-install.yml b/playbooks/galera-install.yml
index 620b994e66..fdbdc480ba 100644
--- a/playbooks/galera-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/galera-install.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
   max_fail_percentage: 20
   user: root
   roles:
-    - role: "pip_install"
-      tags:
-        - pip
     - role: "galera_server"
     - role: "rsyslog_client"
       rsyslog_client_log_rotate_file: galera_log_rotate
diff --git a/playbooks/utility-install.yml b/playbooks/utility-install.yml
index f37d196d38..3e14ceb795 100644
--- a/playbooks/utility-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/utility-install.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 
   roles:
     - role: "galera_client"
-    - role: "pip_install"
-      tags:
-        - pip
     - role: "openstack_openrc"
       tags:
         - openrc