diff --git a/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config b/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
index ed464acdd..583ab1df5 100755
--- a/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
+++ b/elements/os-apply-config/install.d/os-apply-config-source-install/10-os-apply-config
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ else
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-apply-config/bin/pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0'
     # bug #1293812 : Avoid easy_install triggering on pbr.
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-apply-config/bin/pip install -U 'pbr>=0.6,<1.0'
-    /opt/stack/venvs/os-apply-config/bin/pip install -U 'argparse'
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-apply-config/bin/pip install --pre -U os-apply-config
 fi
 
diff --git a/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config b/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
index c4a763578..f53dd6fcf 100755
--- a/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
+++ b/elements/os-refresh-config/install.d/os-refresh-config-source-install/10-os-refresh-config
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ else
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config/bin/pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0'
     # bug #1293812 : Avoid easy_install triggering on pbr.
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config/bin/pip install -U 'pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0'
-    /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config/bin/pip install -U 'argparse'
     /opt/stack/venvs/os-refresh-config/bin/pip install --pre -U os-refresh-config
 fi