diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index e3508599..c26a7d70 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 #
 class designate::params {
   include openstacklib::defaults
-  $pyvers = $::openstacklib::defaults::pyvers
 
   $state_path                = '/var/lib/designate'
   $log_dir                   = '/var/log/designate'
-  $client_package_name       = "python${pyvers}-designateclient"
+  $client_package_name       = 'python3-designateclient'
   $agent_service_name        = 'designate-agent'
   $api_service_name          = 'designate-api'
   $central_service_name      = 'designate-central'
diff --git a/spec/classes/designate_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/designate_client_spec.rb
index 8210debe..ba4307ca 100644
--- a/spec/classes/designate_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/designate_client_spec.rb
@@ -53,15 +53,7 @@ describe 'designate::client' do
         when 'Debian'
           { :client_package_name => 'python3-designateclient' }
         when 'RedHat'
-          if facts[:operatingsystem] == 'Fedora'
-            { :client_package_name => 'python3-designateclient' }
-          else
-            if facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease] > '7'
-              { :client_package_name => 'python3-designateclient' }
-            else
-              { :client_package_name => 'python-designateclient' }
-            end
-          end
+          { :client_package_name => 'python3-designateclient' }
         end
       end
       it_behaves_like 'designate-client'