diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/zuul-executor.yaml b/ansible/group_vars/zuul-executor.yaml
index 977454d..3ebba44 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/zuul-executor.yaml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/zuul-executor.yaml
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ ssh_key_private_content: |
 ssh_key_private_dest: "{{ ssh_user_home }}/.ssh/nodepool_id_rsa"
 
 zuul_executor_ansible:
-  - ansible_pip_name:
-      - ansible>=2.6,<2.7
-      - ara
-    ansible_pip_virtualenv_python: python3
-    ansible_pip_virtualenv: /opt/venv/ansible-2.6
-    ansible_pip_virtualenv_symlink: /opt/venv/zuul-ansible/2.6
   - ansible_pip_name:
       - ansible>=2.7,<2.8
       - ara