diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index a8a6139..0443834 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 cache_timeout: 600
 
-barbican_distro_packages:
-  - git
+barbican_distro_packages: []
 
 barbican_devel_distro_packages:
   - build-essential
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 18d7851..83b7595 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-barbican_distro_packages:
-  - git
+barbican_distro_packages: []
 
 barbican_devel_distro_packages:
   - gcc
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index d4b448d..748edd5 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-barbican_distro_packages:
-  - git-core
+barbican_distro_packages: []
 
 barbican_devel_distro_packages:
+  - git-core
   - gettext-runtime
   - libffi-devel
   - libopenssl-devel