diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index addbeaf..3d30725 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ when 'fedora', 'rhel' # :pragma-foodcritic: ~FC024 - won't fix this
   default['openstack']['integration-test']['platform'] = {
     tempest_packages: %w(git curl libxslt-devel
                          libxml2-devel python-testrepository
-                         libffi-devel python-devel python-setuptools
+                         libffi-devel python-devel
                          python-gabbi python-testscenarios
                          python-ddt),
     package_overrides: '',
diff --git a/recipes/setup.rb b/recipes/setup.rb
index 39592f3..39b361e 100644
--- a/recipes/setup.rb
+++ b/recipes/setup.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ tempest_path = '/opt/tempest'
 venv_path = '/opt/tempest-venv'
 
 python_virtualenv venv_path do
-  system_site_packages true
+  pip_version '18.0'
+  setuptools_version '40.0.0'
+  wheel_version '0.31.1'
 end
 
 python_execute 'install tempest' do
diff --git a/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
index 6960b48..dc3fa46 100644
--- a/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe 'openstack-integration-test::setup' do
     it 'installs tempest dependencies' do
       %w(git curl libxslt-devel
          libxml2-devel python-testrepository
-         libffi-devel python-devel python-setuptools
+         libffi-devel python-devel
          python-gabbi python-testscenarios
          python-ddt).each do |pkg|
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package(pkg)