diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1882780-4e71976ce57a0d7c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1882780-4e71976ce57a0d7c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a39c2898a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1882780-4e71976ce57a0d7c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Do not require kolla-ansible to be installed (Stein only).
+    `LP#1882780 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1882780>`__
diff --git a/tools/kolla-ansible b/tools/kolla-ansible
index 3b5e22c4f9..858037df11 100755
--- a/tools/kolla-ansible
+++ b/tools/kolla-ansible
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ function check_environment_coherence {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    # Check for existence of kolla_ansible module using Ansible's Python.
-    if ! $ansible_python_cmdline -c 'import kolla_ansible' &>/dev/null; then
-        echo "ERROR: kolla_ansible has to be available in the Ansible PYTHONPATH." >&2
-        echo "Please install both in the same (virtual) environment." >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     local ansible_version_output
     ansible_full_version=$($ansible_python_cmdline -c 'import ansible; print(ansible.__version__)')