diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 865c4dec..0e28c593 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ octavia_service_distro_packages:
   - octavia-health-manager
   - octavia-housekeeping
   - octavia-worker
-  - python-pymysql
-  - python-systemd
+  - python3-pymysql
+  - python3-systemd
diff --git a/vars/distro_install.yml b/vars/distro_install.yml
index 8ccc8375..1a1b4581 100644
--- a/vars/distro_install.yml
+++ b/vars/distro_install.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 
-octavia_package_list: "{{ octavia_distro_packages + octavia_service_distro_packages + octavia_distro_openstack_clients_packages }}"
+octavia_package_list: "{{ octavia_distro_packages + octavia_service_distro_packages }}"
 _octavia_bin: "/usr/bin"
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index c51ef29e..c232cd19 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,3 @@ octavia_service_distro_packages:
   - openstack-octavia-housekeeping
   - openstack-octavia-worker
   - python3-systemd
-
-octavia_distro_openstack_clients_packages:
-  - python-shade
-  - python-keystoneclient
-  - python-neutronclient
-  - python-novaclient
-  - python-cinderclient
-  - python-octaviaclient
-  - python-openstackclient