diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index cf2bfaf..54a797b 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class openstack_health::api(
   }
 
   exec { 'requirements':
-    command     => "${virtualenv_dir}/bin/pip install -U -r ${source_dir}/requirements.txt pylibmc",
+    command     => "${virtualenv_dir}/bin/pip install -U -r ${source_dir}/requirements.txt",
     require     => [
       Python::Virtualenv[$virtualenv_dir],
       Package['libmemcached-dev'],
diff --git a/templates/openstack-health.conf.erb b/templates/openstack-health.conf.erb
index d9921f3..9182d72 100644
--- a/templates/openstack-health.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/openstack-health.conf.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [default]
 query_dir = <%= @elastic_recheck_dir %>/queries
 cache_expiration = <%= @cache_expiration %>
-cache_backend = dogpile.cache.pylibmc
 cache_url = 127.0.0.1
 db_uri = <%= scope.lookupvar("openstack_health::api::db_uri") %>
 <% if @ignored_keys.length > 0 -%>