diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
index 564d84955..6ef9be5f3 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
       logtraces   => true,
     }
 
-    $python_packages = concat(['collectd-python'], $python_read_plugins)
+    $python_packages = $python_read_plugins
     package { $python_packages:
       ensure => 'present'
     }
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
index 81d87530c..dae3c3bdd 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd' do
         is_expected.to contain_package('python-collectd-gnocchi').with(
           :ensure => 'present',
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('collectd-python').with(
-          :ensure => 'present',
-        )
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('epel')
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('collectd::plugin::amqp1')
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('collectd::plugin::logfile')