diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 6b7b7f50..2538a33d 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ galera_server_required_distro_packages:
   - libgcrypt20
   - libstdc++6
   - python-mysqldb # needed by mysql_user
-  - python-software-properties
   - software-properties-common
   - xinetd