diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2dc2a58..72f819e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -163,9 +163,3 @@ cloudkitty_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled: "{{ cloudkitty_oslomsg_rpc_transport == 'amqp'
 
 cloudkitty_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages:
   - oslo.messaging[amqp1]
-
-# This variable is used by the repo_build process to determine
-# which host group to check for members of before building the
-# pip packages required by this role. The value is picked up
-# by the py_pkgs lookup.
-cloudkitty_role_project_group: cloudkitty_all
diff --git a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
index e08fd26..87f3aee 100644
--- a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-apt_package_pinning
   scm: git
   version: master
-- name: pip_install
-  src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-pip_install
-  scm: git
-  version: master
 - name: memcached_server
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-memcached_server
   scm: git