diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 9cc19ae0a8..85e643e474 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -266,10 +266,6 @@ function configure_tempest() {
 # install_tempest() - Collect source and prepare
 function install_tempest() {
     git_clone $TEMPEST_REPO $TEMPEST_DIR $TEMPEST_BRANCH
-
-    # Tempest doesn't satisfy its dependencies on its own, so
-    # install them here instead.
-    pip_install -r $TEMPEST_DIR/tools/pip-requires
 }
 
 # init_tempest() - Initialize ec2 images