diff --git a/conf/pips/glance.json b/conf/pips/glance.json
index f23415ac..0c1ed9e9 100644
--- a/conf/pips/glance.json
+++ b/conf/pips/glance.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
         "SQLAlchemy": {
             "version": "0.7.5"
         },
+        "python-routes": {
+            "version": "1.12*",
+            "removable": true
+        },
         #the base is 2.0, need to upgrade
         "pycrypto": {
             "version": "2.5",
diff --git a/conf/pips/horizon.json b/conf/pips/horizon.json
index efb8f186..d565fefb 100644
--- a/conf/pips/horizon.json
+++ b/conf/pips/horizon.json
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
         "django-staticfiles" : {
             "version": "1.1.2"
         }
+        "python-routes": {
+            "version": "1.12*",
+        },
     },
     "fedora-16": {
         # rpm 1.7.9.1 does not have exceptions.Error
diff --git a/conf/pips/keystone.json b/conf/pips/keystone.json
index e73e6009..9e8a36fa 100644
--- a/conf/pips/keystone.json
+++ b/conf/pips/keystone.json
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
             "version": "2.5",
             "options": "--upgrade"
         },
+        "python-routes": {
+            "version": "1.12*",
+        },
         #the newest we can get is 1.3.3 from epel/rhel
         #this causes issues like the following
         #https://answers.launchpad.net/nova/+question/174160
diff --git a/conf/pips/nova.json b/conf/pips/nova.json
index e9af657d..718b54dd 100644
--- a/conf/pips/nova.json
+++ b/conf/pips/nova.json
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
             "version": "2.5",
             "options": "--upgrade"
         },
+        "python-routes": {
+            "version": "1.12*",
+            "removable": true
+        },
         #the newest we can get is 1.3.3 from epel/rhel
         #this causes issues like the following
         #https://answers.launchpad.net/nova/+question/174160
diff --git a/conf/pkgs/glance.json b/conf/pkgs/glance.json
index 88b18977..28b19b93 100644
--- a/conf/pkgs/glance.json
+++ b/conf/pkgs/glance.json
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@
             "version": "0.9*",
             "removable": true
         },
-        "python-routes": {
-            "version": "1.12*",
-            "removable": true
-        },
         # Requires EPEL
         "python-greenlet": {
             "version": "0.3.1*",
diff --git a/conf/pkgs/horizon.json b/conf/pkgs/horizon.json
index c346d65b..85c4148d 100644
--- a/conf/pkgs/horizon.json
+++ b/conf/pkgs/horizon.json
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@
             "version": "1.7.4*",
             "removable": true
         },
-        "python-routes": {
-            "version": "1.12*",
-            "removable": true
-        },
         # Requires EPEL
         "python-webob1.0": {
             "version": "1.0*",
diff --git a/conf/pkgs/keystone.json b/conf/pkgs/keystone.json
index a0b7582f..090ed15c 100644
--- a/conf/pkgs/keystone.json
+++ b/conf/pkgs/keystone.json
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@
             "version": "0.3.1*",
             "removable": true
         },
-        "python-routes": {
-            "version": "1.12*",
-            "removable": true
-        },
         # Requires EPEL
         "python-passlib": {
             "version": "1.5*",
diff --git a/conf/pkgs/nova.json b/conf/pkgs/nova.json
index e54382a9..58d6f8a4 100644
--- a/conf/pkgs/nova.json
+++ b/conf/pkgs/nova.json
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@
             "version": "2.7*",
             "removable": false
         },
-        "python-routes": {
-            "version": "1.12*",
-            "removable": true
-        },
         "python-netaddr": {
             "version": "0.7*",
             "removable": true