diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/tasks/main.yml
index 3b6ced58c..8699d4d15 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ---
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
 - name: Ensure required packages are installed
   package:
     name: "{{ dib_host_required_packages }}"
     state: present
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
 # If attempting to utilize a base Ubuntu image, diskimage-builder
 # is the recommended, and default path.
 - name: "Test if image is present"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/download_ipa_image.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/download_ipa_image.yml
index 6b76aa019..a91de495d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/download_ipa_image.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/download_ipa_image.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 ---
 # This is overly complex, however get_url will always re-retrieve the file
 # if it already exists, and this is to prevent that behavior.
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: "Test if IPA kernel is present"
   stat: path={{ ipa_kernel }}
   register: test_ipa_kernel_present
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@
     get_url: url="{{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_url }}" dest="{{ ipa_kernel }}.{{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_algo }}" timeout=300
     register: ipa_kernel_checksum_result
     ignore_errors: yes
-    environment: "{{ venv }}"
   - debug: msg="WARNING!!! {{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_algo }} file not found at {{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_url }}"
     when: ipa_kernel_checksum_result is defined and ipa_kernel_checksum_result.status_code is defined and ipa_kernel_checksum_result.status_code == 404
   - fail: msg="FATAL {{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_algo }} file not found at {{ ipa_kernel_upstream_checksum_url }} GOT {{ ipa_kernel_checksum_result }}"
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@
          (ipa_kernel_download_done is failed)
   retries: 5
   delay: 10
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
   when: update_ipa | bool or test_ipa_kernel_present.stat.exists == false
 
 - name: "Test if IPA image is present"
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@
     get_url: url="{{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_url }}" dest="{{ ipa_ramdisk }}.{{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_algo }}" timeout=300
     register: ipa_ramdisk_checksum_result
     ignore_errors: yes
-    environment: "{{ venv }}"
   - debug: msg="WARNING!!! {{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_algo }} file not found at {{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_url }}"
     when: ipa_ramdisk_checksum_result is defined and ipa_ramdisk_checksum_result.status_code is defined and ipa_ramdisk_checksum_result.status_code == 404
   - fail: msg="FATAL {{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_algo }} file not found at {{ ipa_ramdisk_upstream_checksum_url }}"
@@ -101,5 +95,4 @@
          (ipa_ramdisk_download_done is failed and ipa_ramdisk_download_done.status_code is defined and ipa_ramdisk_download_done.status_code == 404)
   retries: 5
   delay: 10
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
   when: update_ipa | bool or test_ipa_image_present.stat.exists == false
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
index 302569278..bcffcccdb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ---
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: Create {{ ipxe_dir }}
   file:
     name={{ ipxe_dir }}
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@
   loop:
     - undionly.kpxe
     - ipxe.pxe
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
 
 - name: Get iPXE EFI binary
   get_url:
@@ -49,5 +45,4 @@
   delay: 10
   loop:
     - "{{ ipxe_efi_binary }}"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
   when: enable_uefi_ipxe | bool == true
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
index b98285bab..7aaf22578 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ---
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: "Update Package Cache"
   apt: update_cache=yes
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup.yml
index 76ecbd740..2504b4ece 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 # We should likely address that at some point, however I think a user
 # should be the driver of that work.
 
-- name: "Initialize default venv"
-  set_fact:
-    venv:
-      OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION: "3"
-
 - name: "Error if credentials are undefined."
   fail:
     msg: |
@@ -39,9 +34,6 @@
       ironic.keystone.default_username is undefined or
       ironic.keystone.default_password is undefined
 
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: "Ensure service project is present"
   os_project:
     name: "{{ ironic.service_catalog.project_name }}"
@@ -56,7 +48,7 @@
       project_name: "{{ keystone.bootstrap.project_name | default('admin') }}"
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create service user for ironic"
@@ -74,7 +66,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Associate ironic user to admin role"
@@ -90,7 +82,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create keystone service record for ironic"
@@ -107,7 +99,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Check ironic admin endpoint exists"
@@ -218,7 +210,7 @@
       project_name: "{{ keystone.bootstrap.project_name | default('admin') }}"
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create baremetal_observer role"
@@ -232,7 +224,7 @@
       project_name: "{{ keystone.bootstrap.project_name | default('admin') }}"
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create baremetal project"
@@ -249,7 +241,7 @@
       project_name: "{{ keystone.bootstrap.project_name | default('admin') }}"
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create bifrost user"
@@ -266,7 +258,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Associate bifrost user with baremetal_admin"
@@ -282,5 +274,5 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup_inspector.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup_inspector.yml
index c0f2c2367..516282901 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup_inspector.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/keystone_setup_inspector.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 # We should likely address that at some point, however I think a user
 # should be the driver of that work.
 
-- name: "Initialize default venv"
-  set_fact:
-    venv:
-      OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION: "3"
-
 - name: "Error if credentials are undefined."
   fail:
     msg: |
@@ -38,9 +33,6 @@
       ironic_inspector.keystone.default_username is undefined or
       ironic_inspector.keystone.default_password is undefined
 
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: "Create service user for ironic-inspector"
   os_user:
     name: "{{ ironic_inspector.service_catalog.username }}"
@@ -56,7 +48,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Associate ironic_inspector user to admin role"
@@ -72,7 +64,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create keystone service record for ironic-inspector"
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Check ironic-inspector admin endpoint exists"
@@ -203,7 +195,7 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: "Associate inspector_user with baremetal_admin"
@@ -219,5 +211,5 @@
       project_domain_id: "default"
       user_domain_id: "default"
     wait: yes
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
+  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env if enable_venv else {} }}"
   no_log: true
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
index 6b9ed9daf..9f289eaf6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ---
-- import_role:
-    name: venv_python_path
-
 - name: "Install packages"
   package:
     name: "{{ required_packages }}"
     state: present
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
 
 # NOTE(TheJulia) While we don't necessarilly require /opt/stack any longer
 # and it should already be created by the Ansible setup, we will leave this
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/venv_python_path/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/venv_python_path/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e818a9927..000000000
--- a/playbooks/roles/venv_python_path/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
-# implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
----
-- name: "If VENV is set in the environment, enable installation into venv"
-  set_fact:
-    enable_venv: true
-  when: lookup('env', 'VENV') | length > 0
-
-- name: "Retrieve venv python3 path"
-  shell: "/bin/echo -e \"import sys\\nprint(':'.join(sys.path))\" | {{ ansible_python.get('executable', '/usr/bin/python3').split('/')[-1] }}"
-  environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env | default({}) }}"
-  register: venv_pythonpath_result
-  when: enable_venv
-
-- name: "Compute venv python path"
-  set_fact:
-    venv_pythonpath:
-      PYTHONPATH: "{{ venv_pythonpath_result.get('stdout', '') }}"
-  when: enable_venv
-
-- name: "Compute proper complete venv including proper Python path"
-  set_fact:
-    venv: "{{ venv | default({}) | combine(bifrost_venv_env | default({})) | combine(venv_pythonpath | default({})) }}"