diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index dd3d20b5..7e38f1b0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ tempest_run: no
 # This worker file is parsed to stestr to manually schedule tempest tests
 # tempest_test_worker_file_path:
 
-# We comment `tempest_git_repo` so that the repo_build role does not attempt to
-# build the wheel from this repo/branch. Instead, we want tempest to get built
-# from the stable release defined in global requirements.
+# We comment `tempest_git_repo` so that we do not attempt to build the wheel from this repo/branch.
+# Instead, we want tempest to get built from the stable release defined in global requirements.
 #tempest_git_repo: https://opendev.org/openstack/tempest
 tempest_git_install_branch: master
 tempest_upper_constraints_url: "{{ requirements_git_url | default('https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/' ~ requirements_git_install_branch | default('master')) }}"
@@ -286,12 +285,6 @@ tempest_users:
 # The keystone roles for tempest to use
 tempest_roles: []
 
-# This variable is used by the repo_build process to determine
-# which host group to check for members of before building the
-# pip packages required by this role. The value is picked up
-# by the py_pkgs lookup.
-tempest_role_project_group: utility_all
-
 ## Tunable overrides
 tempest_tempest_conf_overrides: {}
 
diff --git a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
index bddbe1e1..49ccf153 100644
--- a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-ceph_client
   scm: git
   version: master
-- name: pip_install
-  src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-pip_install
-  scm: git
-  version: master
 - name: galera_client
   src: https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-galera_client
   scm: git