diff --git a/docker/centos/source/cinder-app/cinder-base/.buildinfo b/docker/centos/source/cinder-app/cinder-base/.buildinfo
index af451be2b2..05cb8abab1 100644
--- a/docker/centos/source/cinder-app/cinder-base/.buildinfo
+++ b/docker/centos/source/cinder-app/cinder-base/.buildinfo
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 COMPONENT=cinder
 SOURCE_INSTALL_AVAILABLE=1
-SOURCE_INSTALL_METHOD=curl
 
 # Used for git install method
 : ${CLONE_FROM:=https://github.com/openstack/cinder}
diff --git a/docker/centos/source/neutron/neutron-base/.buildinfo b/docker/centos/source/neutron/neutron-base/.buildinfo
index 513c257b69..b4035affbb 100644
--- a/docker/centos/source/neutron/neutron-base/.buildinfo
+++ b/docker/centos/source/neutron/neutron-base/.buildinfo
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Build info specific to this image. All values can be overridden in .buildconf
 
-SOURCE_INSTALL_METHOD=curl
 COMPONENT=neutron
 SOURCE_INSTALL_AVAILABLE=1
 
diff --git a/docker/centos/source/nova/nova-base/.buildinfo b/docker/centos/source/nova/nova-base/.buildinfo
index 73722fcb93..2c5f3d8131 100644
--- a/docker/centos/source/nova/nova-base/.buildinfo
+++ b/docker/centos/source/nova/nova-base/.buildinfo
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Build info specific to this image. All values can be overridden in .buildconf
 
-SOURCE_INSTALL_METHOD=curl
 COMPONENT=nova
 SOURCE_INSTALL_AVAILABLE=1
 
diff --git a/tools/gen-source-tar.sh b/tools/gen-source-tar.sh
index c7658d3d28..6f3a6eb205 100644
--- a/tools/gen-source-tar.sh
+++ b/tools/gen-source-tar.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-: ${SOURCE_INSTALL_METHOD:=git}
+: ${SOURCE_INSTALL_METHOD:=curl}
 : ${GIT_REF:=master}
 : ${LOCAL_SOURCE:=/tmp/${COMPONENT}}