diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 47b85ba0..494a4411 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ Default variables
    :language: yaml
    :start-after: under the License.
 
-Required variables
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Dependencies
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-None.
+This role needs pip >= 7.1 installed on the target host.
 
 Example playbook
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index a211632f..3a86545a 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ galaxy_info:
     - development
     - openstack
 dependencies:
-  - pip_install
   - role: apt_package_pinning
     apt_pinned_packages: "{{ ovs_nsh_support | ternary(ovs_nsh_apt_pinned_packages, omit) }}"
     when: