diff --git a/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml b/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
index de359179..75a6668b 100644
--- a/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
@@ -44,45 +44,8 @@
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ ceilometer_bin | dirname }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ ceilometer_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: "{{ (ceilometer_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool) | ternary(ceilometer_pip_packages + ceilometer_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages, ceilometer_pip_packages) }}"
+    venv_packages_to_symlink: "{{ ceilometer_packages_to_symlink }}"
     venv_facts_when_changed:
       - section: "ceilometer"
         option: "venv_tag"
         value: "{{ ceilometer_venv_tag }}"
-
-# Note (odyssey4me):
-# These python libraries have C bindings which tend to be very
-# particular about the version of their companion packages.
-# To ensure things run smoothly for stable releases, we opt to
-# use the distro packages for these and symlink the appropriate
-# library files and binding into the venv.
-
-- name: Find the venv's python version
-  find:
-    paths: "{{ ceilometer_bin | dirname }}/lib/"
-    patterns: "python*"
-    file_type: directory
-    recurse: no
-  register: python_venv_details
-
-- name: Set python venvs details
-  set_fact:
-    venv_python_version: "{{ (python_venv_details.files[0].path | basename) }}"
-    venv_python_major_version: "{{ (python_venv_details.files[0].path | basename)[:-2] }}"
-    venv_python_lib_folder: "{{ python_venv_details.files[0].path }}"
-
-- name: Search for lib files to link
-  shell: >-
-    {{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('dpkg -L ' ~ (ceilometer_packages_to_symlink | join(' ')), 'rpm -ql ' ~ (ceilometer_packages_to_symlink | join(' ')) ) }}
-    | egrep '^.*{{ venv_python_major_version }}.*/(site|dist)-packages/.*'
-  args:
-    warn: no
-  changed_when: false
-  register: _python_files
-
-- name: Link the python host package files into venv
-  file:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ venv_python_lib_folder }}/site-packages/{{ item | basename }}"
-    state: link
-    force: yes
-  with_items: "{{ _python_files.stdout_lines }}"