diff --git a/playbooks/releasenotes/pre.yaml b/playbooks/releasenotes/pre.yaml
index 3a3a637b31..9cc344edab 100644
--- a/playbooks/releasenotes/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/releasenotes/pre.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
       doc_building_packages:
         - sphinx
         - reno
-      # TODO(jaegerandi): Remove once all repos are fixed.
-      install_package: yes
     - revoke-sudo
diff --git a/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml b/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
index 378cac9151..7f08a38c0f 100644
--- a/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - install-if-python
+    - role: install-if-python
+      # Releasenotes do not need the package itself to be installed
+      install_package: false
     - build-releasenotes