diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 29cf26c7..037c2fbd 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ Default variables
    :language: yaml
    :start-after: under the License.
 
+Dependencies
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This role needs pip >= 7.1 installed on the target host.
+
 Example playbook
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index a1b52d3c..4c382fc4 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ galaxy_info:
     - development
     - openstack
 dependencies:
-  - pip_install
   - apt_package_pinning
   - galera_client
   - openstack_openrc