diff --git a/playbooks/ceph-install.yml b/playbooks/ceph-install.yml
index dde21efb4d..58dfcc019b 100644
--- a/playbooks/ceph-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ceph-install.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@
         rsyslog_client_log_dir: "/var/log/ceph"
         rsyslog_client_config_name: "99-ceph-rsyslog-client.conf"
 
-  vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python"
   environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
   tags:
     - ceph
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/deploy-config-changes.yml b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/deploy-config-changes.yml
index 8ab826a750..52a702b0bf 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/deploy-config-changes.yml
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/deploy-config-changes.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   user: root
   vars:
     repo_root_dir: "{{ (playbook_dir ~ '/../../') | realpath }}"
-    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python"
   tasks:
     - name: Remove unnecessary env.d override files
       shell: |