diff --git a/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2 b/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
index c2f61de3a..5ee23954c 100644
--- a/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
+++ b/container-images/tripleo_kolla_template_overrides.j2
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ RUN sed -i -r 's,^(Listen 80),#\1,' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf \
 {% if distro_python3 %}
 {% set openstack_base_packages_remove = [
     'python3-cloudkittyclient',
+    'python3-elasticsearch',
     'python3-magnumclient',
     'python3-muranoclient',
     'python3-troveclient',
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ RUN sed -i -r 's,^(Listen 80),#\1,' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf \
 {% else %}
 {% set openstack_base_packages_remove = [
     'python-cloudkittyclient',
+    'python-elasticsearch',
     'python-magnumclient',
     'python-muranoclient',
     'python-troveclient',