diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 3b1996c93..f2f36f277 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ keystone:
     password: "{{ service_password }}"
     host: localhost
 
-pip_opts: "{{ lookup('env', 'PIP_OPTS') | default('') }}"
-
 # Timeout for gathering facts.
 fact_gather_timeout: "{{ lookup('config', 'DEFAULT_GATHER_TIMEOUT', on_missing='skip') | default(omit, true) }}"
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/inspector_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/inspector_install.yml
index 68748f23f..8ffc79c85 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/inspector_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/inspector_install.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     package: ironic-inspector
     sourcedir: "{{ ironicinspector_git_folder }}"
     source_install: "{{ ironicinspector_source_install }}"
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir {{ pip_opts }}"
 
 - name: "Inspector - client install"
   include_role:
@@ -29,4 +28,3 @@
     package: python-ironic-inspector-client
     sourcedir: "{{ ironicinspectorclient_git_folder }}"
     source_install: "{{ ironicinspectorclient_source_install }}"
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir {{ pip_opts }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
index 6105c7ee3..1f982ba11 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
     package: ironic
     sourcedir: "{{ ironic_git_folder }}"
     source_install: true
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir {{ pip_opts }}"
 
 - name: "Install ironic-inspector to permit use of inspection interface"
   include_tasks: inspector_install.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/prometheus_exporter_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/prometheus_exporter_install.yml
index 487f3087c..ec52d984d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/prometheus_exporter_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/prometheus_exporter_install.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@
     package: ironic-prometheus-exporter
     sourcedir: "{{ prometheus_exporter_git_folder }}"
     source_install: "{{ prometheus_exporter_source_install }}"
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir {{ pip_opts }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml
index 3f146894f..5936d514e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
     package: ironic-staging-drivers
     sourcedir: "{{ staging_drivers_git_folder }}"
     source_install: "{{ staging_drivers_source_install }}"
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/defaults/main.yml
index 730b3993b..bf1270db1 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ keystone:
     password: "{{ service_password }}"
     host: localhost
 
-pip_opts: "{{ lookup('env', 'PIP_OPTS') | default('') }}"
-
 # Enable TLS support.
 enable_tls: false
 tls_root: /etc/bifrost
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
index 3f9349bee..988e8693a 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-keystone-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -48,4 +48,3 @@
     package: keystone
     sourcedir: "{{ keystone_git_folder }}"
     source_install: "{{ keystone_source_install }}"
-    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir {{ pip_opts }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/defaults/main.yml
index e73423bdd..f8e3b7657 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ skip_install: false
 source_install: false
 ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ bifrost_venv_dir + '/bin/python3' }}"
 
+# Older compatibility options
+pip_opts: "{{ lookup('env', 'PIP_OPTS') | default('') }}"
+
 # Pip options
 developer_mode: false
-extra_args:
+extra_args: "{{ pip_opts }}"
 pip_install_retries: 5
 pip_install_delay: 10
 reqs_git_folder: /opt/stack/requirements
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/tasks/main.yml
index b29132a51..470ff4604 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-pip-install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
   - name: "Install requirements from {{ sourcedir }} using pip"
     pip:
-      extra_args: "{{ extra_args | default('') }} {% if upper_constraints_file %}-c {{ upper_constraints_file }}{% endif %}"
+      extra_args: "{{ extra_args }} {% if upper_constraints_file %}-c {{ upper_constraints_file }}{% endif %}"
       requirements: "{{ sourcedir }}/requirements.txt"
     register: pip_package_install_done
     until: pip_package_install_done is succeeded
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     pip:
       name: "{{ sourcedir }}"
       editable: "{{ developer_mode | bool }}"
-      extra_args: "{{ extra_args | default('') }}"
+      extra_args: "{{ extra_args }}"
     when: source_install | bool
     environment: "{{ bifrost_venv_env | combine({'SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS': 'stdlib'}) }}"
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pip-opts-63bdff0ef22a56f3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pip-opts-63bdff0ef22a56f3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d33de7043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pip-opts-63bdff0ef22a56f3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    No longer passes ``--no-cache-dir`` to pip by default.