diff --git a/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc b/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
index 31d6e8395e..6edbbe0523 100644
--- a/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
+++ b/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ mkdir -p "$(dirname ${ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH})" || unset ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH
 
 export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="${ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH:-/etc/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles/ceph-ansible/roles}"
 
-export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS="${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS:-/etc/ansible}"
 export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH="${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH:-/etc/ansible}"
 
 export ANSIBLE_LIBRARY="${ANSIBLE_LIBRARY:-/etc/ansible/roles/ceph-ansible/library}"