diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5fc5b32..25a7fca 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ designate_service_in_ldap: False
 # designate packages that must be installed before anything else
 designate_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed by OSA keystone lib
   - httplib2
 
diff --git a/tasks/designate_install.yml b/tasks/designate_install.yml
index 32e4ba6..ab0b5e7 100644
--- a/tasks/designate_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/designate_install.yml
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@
     - designate_get_venv | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ designate_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ designate_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ designate_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ designate_bin }}/*
   when: designate_get_venv | changed
-
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file:
     dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"