diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index a778a98..4d038b9 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ Default variables
    :language: yaml
    :start-after: under the License.
 
-Required variables
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Dependencies
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This role needs pip >= 7.1 installed on the target host.
+
+This role requires the following variables to be defined:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 232c091..9eeb98f 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ galaxy_info:
     - barbican
 
 dependencies:
-  - pip_install
   - role: apt_package_pinning
     when:
       - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'