diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d2b06c1b..f93623cb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,19 @@ nova_developer_constraints:
   - "git+{{ nova_git_repo }}@{{ nova_git_install_branch }}#egg=nova"
   - "git+{{ nova_lxd_git_repo }}@{{ nova_lxd_git_install_branch }}#egg=nova-lxd"
 
+# TODO(odyssey4me):
+# This can be simplified once all the roles are using
+# python_venv_build. We can then switch to using a
+# set of constraints in pip.conf inside the venv,
+# perhaps prepared by giving a giving a list of
+# constraints to the role.
+nova_pip_install_args: >-
+  {{ nova_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+  {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''), '') }}
+  {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
+
 # Name of the virtual env to deploy into
-nova_venv_tag: untagged
+nova_venv_tag: "{{ venv_tag | default('untagged') }}"
 nova_bin: "{{ _nova_bin }}"
 
 # venv_download, even when true, will use the fallback method of building the
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 2e1342aa..0bd288f3 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
   until: _stop is success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  listen: "Restart nova services"
+  listen:
+    - "Restart nova services"
+    - "venv changed"
 
 # Note (odyssey4me):
 # The policy.json file is currently read continually by the services
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@
     group: "{{ nova_system_group_name }}"
     mode: "0640"
     remote_src: yes
-  listen: "Restart nova services"
+  listen:
+    - "Restart nova services"
+    - "venv changed"
 
 - name: Start services
   service:
@@ -62,7 +66,9 @@
   until: _start is success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  listen: "Restart nova services"
+  listen:
+    - "Restart nova services"
+    - "venv changed"
 
 - meta: noop
   listen: Manage LB
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index 92b217ac..1d60b85b 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@
     - name: "need_online_data_migrations"
       state: "True"
   when:
-    - (nova_install_method == 'source' and
-       ((nova_get_venv | changed) or
-        (nova_venv_dir | changed))) or
-      (install_packages | changed) or
+    - (install_packages | changed) or
       (ansible_local is not defined) or
       ('openstack_ansible' not in ansible_local) or
       ('nova' not in ansible_local['openstack_ansible']) or
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
index ff79ad54..f8899c4e 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# TODO(odyssey4me):
+# This can be simplified once all the roles are using
+# python_venv_build. We can then switch to using a
+# set of constraints in pip.conf inside the venv,
+# perhaps prepared by giving a giving a list of
+# constraints to the role.
 - name: Create developer mode constraint file
   copy:
     dest: "/opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt"
@@ -22,122 +28,30 @@
       {% endfor %}
   when:
     - nova_developer_mode | bool
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
 
-- name: Retrieve checksum for venv download
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ nova_venv_download_url | replace('tgz', 'checksum') }}"
-    return_content: yes
-  register: nova_venv_checksum
+- name: Ensure remote wheel building is disabled in developer mode
+  set_fact:
+    venv_build_host: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
   when:
-    - nova_venv_download | bool
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-    - always
+    - nova_developer_mode | bool
 
-- name: Attempt venv download
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ nova_venv_download_url }}"
-    dest: "/var/cache/{{ nova_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    checksum: "sha1:{{ nova_venv_checksum.content | trim }}"
-  register: nova_get_venv
-  when:
-    - nova_venv_download | bool
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-    - always
-
-- name: Remove existing venv
-  file:
-    path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: absent
-  when:
-    - nova_get_venv  is changed
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-
-- name: Create nova venv dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: directory
-  register: nova_venv_dir
-  when:
-    - nova_get_venv  is changed
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-
-- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
-  unarchive:
-    src: "/var/cache/{{ nova_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    dest: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
-    copy: "no"
-  when:
-    - nova_get_venv  is changed
-  notify:
-    - Manage LB
-    - Restart nova services
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-
-- name: Install pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ nova_pip_packages }}"
-    state: "{{ nova_pip_package_state }}"
-    virtualenv: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
-    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
-    extra_args: >-
-      {{ nova_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
-      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
-      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages is success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  when:
-    - nova_get_venv | failed or nova_get_venv | skipped
-  notify:
-    - Manage LB
-    - Restart nova services
-  tags:
-    - nova-pip-packages
-
-- name: Remove python from path first (CentOS, openSUSE)
-  file:
-    path:  "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}/bin/python2.7"
-    state: "absent"
-  when:
-    - ansible_pkg_mgr in ['yum', 'dnf', 'zypper']
-    - nova_get_venv  is changed
-
-# NOTE(odyssey4me):
-# We reinitialize the venv to ensure that the right
-# version of python is in the venv, but we do not
-# want virtualenv to also replace pip, setuptools
-# and wheel so we tell it not to.
-# We do not use --always-copy for CentOS/SuSE due
-# to https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/565
-- name: Update virtualenv path
-  shell: |
-    set -o errexit
-    find {{ nova_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
-    if test -d {{ nova_bin }}/__pycache__; then rmdir {{ nova_bin }}/__pycache__; fi
-    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ nova_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ nova_bin }}/*
-    virtualenv {{ nova_bin | dirname }} \
-        {{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('--always-copy', '') }} \
-        --no-pip \
-        --no-setuptools \
-        --no-wheel
-  when:
-    - nova_get_venv  is changed
-  tags:
-    - skip_ansible_lint
-    - nova-pip-packages
-    - Restart nova services
-
-- name: Record the venv tag deployed
-  ini_file:
-    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
-    section: nova
-    option: venv_tag
-    value: "{{ nova_venv_tag }}"
+- name: Install the python venv
+  include_role:
+    name: "python_venv_build"
+    private: yes
+  vars:
+    venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ nova_devel_distro_packages }}"
+    venv_install_destination_path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
+    venv_install_distro_package_list: "{{ nova_distro_packages }}"
+    venv_pip_install_args: "{{ nova_pip_install_args }}"
+    venv_pip_packages: "{{ nova_pip_packages }}"
+    venv_facts_when_changed:
+      - section: "nova"
+        option: "need_service_restart"
+        value: "True"
+      - section: "nova"
+        option: "need_online_data_migrations"
+        value: "True"
+      - section: "nova"
+        option: "venv_tag"
+        value: "{{ nova_venv_tag }}"