diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index a003bbed42..4d6006c20b 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ COPY yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
         'nfs_ganesha.repo',
         'opendaylight.repo',
         'sensu.repo',
-        'td.repo',
-        'zookeeper.repo'
+        'td.repo'
     ] %}
 
     {% set base_yum_repo_keys = [
diff --git a/docker/base/zookeeper.repo b/docker/base/zookeeper.repo
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d2b6a6a97..0000000000
--- a/docker/base/zookeeper.repo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[iwienand-zookeeper-el7]
-name=Copr repo for zookeeper-el7 owned by iwienand
-baseurl=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/iwienand/zookeeper-el7/epel-7-$basearch/
-type=rpm-md
-skip_if_unavailable=True
-gpgcheck=1
-gpgkey=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/iwienand/zookeeper-el7/pubkey.gpg
-repo_gpgcheck=0
-enabled=1
-enabled_metadata=1
diff --git a/docker/zookeeper/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/zookeeper/Dockerfile.j2
index ec9a817efe..5ff8cc1943 100644
--- a/docker/zookeeper/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/zookeeper/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -5,20 +5,33 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
 
 {% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
 
-{{ macros.configure_user(name='zookeeper') }}
+{{ macros.configure_user(name='zookeeper', homedir='/opt/zookeeper') }}
 
 {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
     {% set zookeeper_packages = [
-        'zookeeper',
+        'java-1.8.0-openjdk',
     ] %}
 {% elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
     {% set zookeeper_packages = [
-        'zookeeper',
+        'default-jre',
     ] %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ macros.install_packages(zookeeper_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
 
+{% block zookeeper_version %}
+ENV zookeeper_version=3.4.10
+ENV zookeeper_url=http://apache.mirror.anlx.net/zookeeper/stable/zookeeper-${zookeeper_version}.tar.gz
+ENV zookeeper_pkg_sha1sum=eb2145498c5f7a0d23650d3e0102318363206fba
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block zookeeper_binary_install %}
+RUN curl -sSL -o /tmp/zookeeper.tar.gz ${zookeeper_url} \
+    && echo "${zookeeper_pkg_sha1sum} /tmp/zookeeper.tar.gz" | sha1sum -c \
+    && tar --strip 1 -xvf /tmp/zookeeper.tar.gz -C /opt/zookeeper \
+    && rm -f /tmp/zookeeper.tar.gz
+{% endblock %}
+
 COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
 RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start