diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index fcd81572c..509c2075a 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ class nova::compute (
     }
   }
 
-  package { 'pm-utils':
-    ensure => present,
-    tag    => ['openstack', 'nova-support-package'],
-  }
-
   nova_config {
     'DEFAULT/force_raw_images': value => $force_raw_images;
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
index d2f2127d7..bf199e96b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
         :ensure => 'present',
       ) }
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_package('pm-utils').with(
-        :ensure => 'present'
-      ) }
-
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/force_raw_images').with(:value => true) }
 
       it 'configures availability zones' do