diff --git a/devstack/lib/barbican b/devstack/lib/barbican
index 4b5b46072..328eca441 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/barbican
+++ b/devstack/lib/barbican
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function cleanup_barbican {
 
 # configure_barbicanclient - Set config files, create data dirs, etc
 function configure_barbicanclient {
-    setup_develop $BARBICANCLIENT_DIR
+    setup_dev_lib "python-barbicanclient"
 }
 
 # configure_dogtag_plugin - Change config to use dogtag plugin
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ function install_barbican {
 
 # install_barbicanclient - Collect source and prepare
 function install_barbicanclient {
-    git_clone $BARBICANCLIENT_REPO $BARBICANCLIENT_DIR $BARBICANCLIENT_BRANCH
-    setup_develop $BARBICANCLIENT_DIR
+    if use_library_from_git "python-barbicanclient"; then
+        git_clone_by_name "python-barbicanclient"
+        setup_dev_lib "python-barbicanclient"
+    fi
 }
 
 # start_barbican - Start running processes, including screen
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 122862b1e..7836dae51 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ if is_service_enabled barbican; then
             echo_summary "Configuring Vault plugin"
             configure_vault_plugin
         fi
-        configure_barbicanclient
 
         # Configure Cinder, Nova and Glance to use Barbican
         configure_core_services
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 0487e3eff..b1621b23f 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 # Set up default directories
 BARBICAN_DIR=$DEST/barbican
-BARBICANCLIENT_DIR=$DEST/python-barbicanclient
 BARBICAN_CONF_DIR=${BARBICAN_CONF_DIR:-/etc/barbican}
 BARBICAN_CONF=$BARBICAN_CONF_DIR/barbican.conf
 BARBICAN_PASTE_CONF=$BARBICAN_CONF_DIR/barbican-api-paste.ini
@@ -25,9 +24,10 @@ BARBICAN_UWSGI_CONF=$BARBICAN_CONF_DIR/barbican-uwsgi.ini
 BARBICAN_REPO=${BARBICAN_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/barbican.git}
 BARBICAN_BRANCH=${BARBICAN_BRANCH:-master}
 
-# Set client library repository
-BARBICANCLIENT_REPO=${BARBICANCLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-barbicanclient.git}
-BARBICANCLIENT_BRANCH=${BARBICANCLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
+# python barbican client library
+GITREPO["python-barbicanclient"]=${BARBICANCLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-barbicanclient.git}
+GITBRANCH["python-barbicanclient"]=${BARBICANCLIENT_BRANCH:-$TARGET_BRANCH}
+GITDIR["python-barbicanclient"]=$DEST/python-barbicanclient
 
 # Set host href
 BARBICAN_HOST_HREF=${BARBICAN_HOST_HREF:-http://${SERVICE_HOST}/key-manager}