diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index da0dab0..0acb823 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ function _download_kafka {
 # driver
 function _install_kafka_python {
     # Install kafka client API
-    # TODO(ansmith) remove kafka-python library following switch
-    pip_install_gr kafka-python
     pip_install_gr confluent-kafka
 }
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a592d2d..02a4fab 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ usedevelop = False
 install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 
 [testenv:bashate]
-basepython = python3
 deps = bashate
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
 commands = bash -c "find {toxinidir}          \
          -not \( -type d -name .?\* -prune \) \
          -not \( -type d -name doc -prune \)  \