diff --git a/cookbooks/devstack/README.md b/cookbooks/devstack/README.md
index fea1a9c..0bfda22 100644
--- a/cookbooks/devstack/README.md
+++ b/cookbooks/devstack/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ Requirements
 
 Recipes
 ---------
-- default - configures base apt repostories needed for devstack as well as option apt cache
 - mon-ui - installs the Monitoring panel in the UI
 - keystone - simple keystone installation
diff --git a/roles/Devstack.json b/roles/Devstack.json
index 9e2f0fa..0bba7b8 100644
--- a/roles/Devstack.json
+++ b/roles/Devstack.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   },
   "chef_type": "role",
   "run_list": [
-    "recipe[devstack]",
     "recipe[devstack::mon-ui]",
     "recipe[devstack::keystone]",
     "recipe[monasca_agent]"
diff --git a/split/roles/Devstack.json b/split/roles/Devstack.json
index 9e2f0fa..0bba7b8 100644
--- a/split/roles/Devstack.json
+++ b/split/roles/Devstack.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   },
   "chef_type": "role",
   "run_list": [
-    "recipe[devstack]",
     "recipe[devstack::mon-ui]",
     "recipe[devstack::keystone]",
     "recipe[monasca_agent]"