diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 918b36e..947a4bc 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ magnum_requires_pip_packages:
   - pyyaml
   - shade
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
 
 magnum_pip_packages:
   - MySQL-python
diff --git a/tasks/magnum_install.yml b/tasks/magnum_install.yml
index 9327562..90e4d82 100644
--- a/tasks/magnum_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/magnum_install.yml
@@ -109,9 +109,13 @@
     - magnum_get_venv | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ magnum_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ magnum_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ magnum_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ magnum_bin }}/*
+    virtualenv {{ magnum_bin | dirname }}
   when: magnum_get_venv | changed
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file: